Transformative Leadership Conversations with Winnie da Silva

Season 3; Episode 6: You Have To Go First with Lindsey Saletta Lindsey Saletta  is the Chief Operating Officer at  west~bourne , a food and lifestyle brand that began as the first zero-waste neighborhood restaurant in New York City and is now piloting conscious capitalism in the food industry. Lindsey is an experienced multichannel consumer goods business leader with a focus on organizations exper...

Season 3; Episode 5: I See You with Cassandra Rose Cassandra Rose  is a Founding Partner and DEI Practice Co-Lead at  Meritarc , a human capital software company and provider of advisory services. Cassandra helps organizations fully leverage their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategy and enables HR and People Leaders to connect the value of their talent with their mission. She has also been r...

Season 3; Episode 4: The Shared Journey is Where the Richness Lies with Peter and Holly Gordon Peter Gordon  is the Chief Investment Officer and Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt for a large asset management firm.  Holly Gordon  is the Chief Impact Officer at  Participant Media , overseeing the company’s social impact strategy and campaigns, furthering Participant’s mission to create storytellin...

Season 3; Episode 3: Storytelling is Our Most Powerful Tool for Change with Holly Gordon Holly Gordon  is the Chief Impact Officer at  Participant Media , overseeing the company’s social impact strategy and campaigns, furthering Participant’s mission to create storytelling that inspires positive social change. Prior to Participant, Holly co-founded Girl Rising, a global campaign for girls’ educati...

Season 3; Episode 2: Freedom, Responsibility and Community with Peter Gordon Peter Gordon  is the Chief Investment Officer and Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt for a large asset management firm. Peter is the type of leader who instinctively forms his leadership philosophy and approach and then realizes there are a few books out there that back up those instincts. Peter’s leadership analogies ra...

Sarah Snyder is the Founding Director of The Rose Castle Foundation whose mission is to equip leaders with the skills, tools, and habits needed to transform conflict. You know she’s for real when her other job is the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Special Advisor for Reconciliation.

Hi, everyone. Welcome to the third season of transformative leadership conversations with me, your host, Winnie da Silva. “Storytelling is our most powerful tool for changing anything in the world today.” This compelling quote, from one of my upcoming guests Holly Gordon, sums up my aspirational goal for this podcast. Sharing stories to change you, your leadership, your team, your company. As an e...

Season 2; Episode 10 :  Lessons on Leadership from the Great Depression with Edward Shrigley For this last episode of Season Two, I have a surprise guest I am especially honored to introduce you to: my grandfather, Edward Shrigley. I wish I could interview my grandfather for this episode. But he died at 96 years old when I was just 17. So instead, I’m excited to tell you a few personal stories abo...

Season 2; Episode 9 :  Get the Ball Down the Field with Gina L. Osborn Gina L. Osborn is an Army Veteran, a retired Cyber FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge and is now a Keynote Speaker, Leadership Consultant and the host of the podcast  Lead Like a Lady featuring remarkable women who have risen to the top in male dominated industries.  Key Takeaways from this Episode: Leading as a Woman · Some...

Season 2; Episode 8 :  Spices, Entrepreneurship and Social Impact with Ethan Frisch & Ori Zohar  Ethan Frisch and  Ori Zohar are co-founders and co-owners of  Burlap & Barrel . Burlap & Barrel sources unique, beautiful spices for professional chefs and home cooks. As a  Public Benefit Corporation , they partner directly with smallholder farmers to source spices that have never been ava...

Season 2; Episode 7 :  The Unexpected Impact of Design  with Guy Geier Guy Geier is the Managing Partner of  FXCollaborative , and is responsible for the strategic direction of the firm and its operations. As an architect and senior leader for over 40 years, he is particularly passionate about how design impacts people and how they work; businesses and how they organize themselves to do great work...

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Colin Hunter is the CEO of  Potential Squared International which delivers high impact leadership assessment and development solutions. Their purpose is to create a measurable global playground that disrupts the way people are led and to uncover heroes, innovators, and future leaders. With over 70 consultants based in the UK, Europe, USA, India, Asia and South Africa, Potential Squared Internation...

Season 2; Episode 4 : Leaders Don’t Always Have the Answers  with Christina Callas Christina Callas is a dynamic digital-retail leader who drives rapid, profitable growth for iconic omnichannel retailers. She especially enjoys growing and maximizing the operating performance for challenging business environments. She is currently the EVP and Chief Digital Officer at  Total Wine & More which is...

Season 2; Episode 3 : Our Stories Beyond the 9 to 5  with Kerel Cooper Kerel Cooper is the Chief Marketing Officer at  LiveIntent , one of Business Insider’s hottest AdTech companies two years in a row. Kerel is responsible for the overall business marketing strategy which includes advertising, branding, product marketing, and public relations. Kerel has emerged as one of LiveIntent’s leading voic...

Season 2; Episode 2: Feeding People Feeds Leadership  with Andy Stern & John Rigos   Andy Stern and  John Rigos are co-CEO’s of  Aurify Brands based in New York City. Aurify Brands is a next generation hospitality group that creates, grows, and operates category-leading brands including Le Pain Quotidien in the US, The Little Beet, Melt Shop, Fields Good Chicken, and The Little Beet Table. The...

Season 2; Episode 1 : You’re Invited To Be In “The Frame”  with Jeehae Lee   Jeehae Lee serves as Partner and Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Bridge Debt Strategies. She has worked in real estate, securitization and financial services for the last 17 years. Jeehae tells the story about being a first-generation American and how a little girl in kindergarten befriended her when she could only say...

Hi, Welcome to Season Two of Transformative Leadership Conversations, with me, your host, Winnie da Silva. As an Executive Coach and Leadership Strategist for over twenty years, I believe leadership matters. I believe stories make a difference. And I believe we could all use some help and inspiration as leaders ourselves. So, I’m thrilled to be back with you for another amazing line up of conversa...

Episode 11: Tell Me What You Really Think  with Peter Axelson Peter Axelson leads Garnet Consulting and has worked as an external consultant in training, coaching and organizational development for more than 35 years. Clients tell him that they bring him back because of his high standards for client service, his focus on behavioral change and business results and his very practical approach to hel...

Episode 10 : The Stories We Tell Ourselves  with Peter Axelson Peter Axelson leads Garnet Consulting and has worked as an external consultant in training, coaching and organizational development for more than 35 years. Clients tell him that they bring him back because of his high standards for client service, his focus on behavioral change and business results and his very practical approach to he...

Episode 9 : Creative Cultural Leadership  with Sanjit Sethi Sanjit Sethi has been an artist and cultural academic leader for the past twenty years and is currently the President of the  Minneapolis College of Art and Design . He has also served in leadership roles at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at George Washington University, Memphis College of Art, the California College of the Ar...

Episode 8: Give Away the Glory  with Nathan Knight Nathan Knight believes that most people want to - and certainly can - find purpose and create value at work which is why he’s passionate about leading teams in the learning, talent and organizational development space. He is currently the Director of People Development at  Better which is rapidly redefining the homeownership process through faster...

Episode 7: Feedback Helps You Grow  with Kevin Halleran Kevin Halleran has over 15 years’ experience in the real estate industry and is currently the EVP and CFO at Donahue Schriber . He works closely with the CEO and the Executive Committee to direct the company’s strategic vision and daily operations. Donahue Schriber is a private real estate investment trust (REIT) with a portfolio of high-qual...

Episode 6 : Question Everything: Hurdles are Just Things in Your Mind  with Dilip DaSilva Dilip DaSilva is an entrepreneur who in 2001 launched Tribal Fusion, the first business under  Exponential Interactive and who most recently launched  VDX.tv . As a single founder, he wrote the software that underpins their advertising technology and then led the company through their global expansion as well...