Becoming Unshakable With Heather R. Younger

Welcome to another episode of Leadership with Heart! Today's guest, Kristi Turner is a true embodiment of leadership with heart - she not only leads by example, but as you'll hear throughout this episode, she is someone that is truly grateful to be able to lead others and takes pride in doing it the best way she can. Get ready to be inspired as she shares her insights on leadership throughout her...

Have you ever thought about what other senior care options there are other than senior housing? Many people get to the age where their parents, in-laws, or other family members need professional help and don't know where to turn to. My guest today, Connie, has over 20 years of experience in senior care. As an adult caregiver herself, she is passionate about helping other adult caregivers manage th...

The tech space has gotten a lot of bad rep in the news lately, with all the layoffs and poor leadership, but I'm excited to share with you this episode with Quentin Mackey, the Head of New Modules at Microsoft. His leadership is a breath of fresh air in a space that needs positive and caring leadership more than ever. I know you'll enjoy this episode… take a listen.  

In this podcast, Heather speaks directly to her listeners about empowerment. Her son is leaving off to college soon, and as she often says, kids are oftentimes the biggest teachers. Listen to this podcast if you want to learn how to empower others to do their best work but keep your level of support. She shares tips on how to give them freedom but still be supportive. Take a listen. 

Do you ever wonder what it takes to be a CEO? Jennifer Waller is now the CEO and President at Colorado Bankers Association, but it took her a lot of learning to get to where she is today. One of her biggest lessons was that you don't have to change who you are to reach your goals. Women often feel pressured to toughen up and shed their "soft" side to succeed in the corporate world. But in fact, as...

In this episode, Heather speaks directly to her listeners about the process of publication for her new book, The Art of Active Listening. She shares a recap of her week and the impact that this book and this message have had so far - it has been exciting and very rewarding to see the positive impact it's having so far. She leaves you with a question for you to think about this week. Take a listen....

Francesca Luthi is the Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer at Assurant - a leading global business services company. In this episode, she shares some of her early career struggles as a woman and how she managed to navigate being promoted to a role where some didn't think she belonged. Her leadership lessons are many. Take a listen.

Do you ever wish you could reinvent yourself and change your life? Do you ever wonder what it takes to embrace change and reinvent yourself for a successful and fulfilling life? Ron Fong is the President and CEO of the California Grocers Association, and it took him 10 years to finally answer that question. In this episode, he shares some of his wisdom along the way. Take a listen.

Stephanie Englund is the Director of Talent Acquisition for Emerging Talent at Best Buy. In this episode, Stephanie shares her insights on adjusting recruitment strategies in the new hybrid work environment, innovative ways to market to potential hires, and most importantly, how to make recruiting about the employees and not just about the company. Plus, she shared some of her most important lesso...

Wendy H Steele is the  Founder & Chief Executive at Impact100 Global , a non-profit organization that unites and empowers women to give together and create transformational impact, both locally and globally. With a simple yet powerful model, Impact100 Global brings 100 women together who donate $1,000 each, resulting in a collective donation of $100,000 to a local charity that all members have a s...

Discover how Adam Geisler, Co-Founder, CEO, Board Member and Investor of Youth Athletes United, empowers children's physical and mental health through his company. In this podcast, Geisler shares why he started Youth Athletes United and its positive impact on kids. He also emphasizes the significance of taking a stand on social justice issues, such as Black Lives Matter, to ensure employees and cu...

Heidi L. Barham, M.Div, CT, CDP® is the Manager of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Hospice of the Western where she previously served as a Spiritual Care Coordinator for 13 years. In addition to her position with Hospice of the Western Reserve, she is the pastor of Ledgewood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Novelty, Ohio and adjunct faculty with Indiana Wesleyan University. Prior to...

Tim Sanders has been employed at Ventas Inc. since 2015 as a Senior Investment Officer. Tim is responsible for originating senior housing investments throughout the United States and Canada. He also works on ground-up development of office and lab space in conjunction with Ventas' development partner, Wexford Science and Technology. He has more than 20 years of senior housing finance experience an...

As the Vice President of Customer Service Excellence (SVE) for the Tax & Accounting North America division at Wolters Kluwer, Laurent leads system, process and talent optimization strategy through multi-disciplinary teams that accelerate business performance, customer experience and financial results. He also drives customer experience and software support strategy for technology, knowledge manage...

Lorenzo Flores is a twenty-year veteran in retail leadership. He has rejuvenated, inspired, and rebuilt over a dozen teams throughout his career. With a passion for music, MMA, and podcasting, he understands the importance of connecting personal vision to the workplace. He focuses a lot on helping others become confident and advocate for themselves and what they do, ultimately helping them stand o...

Sonya Crockett is a Crew Relations Regional Leader at Raising Cane's, a quality chicken finger franchise with over 530 locations. In this episode, she returns for her second appearance on the Leadership with Heart podcast to discuss her new position and what it means to Lead by Heart and how Raising Canes ONE LOVE® tagline shows up in every aspect of the business. 

Rian Thiele, Co-Founder of  Pet   Evolution , has had a passion for dogs since childhood. Having watched his dogs suffer through itchy paws, chronic ear infections, and undiagnosed food allergies, he knew there had to be another way. He and his longtime friend, Mike Osborn worked for years to make their dream a reality. They built a store that helps  pet s live the good life through healthy food,...

Trent Selbrede returns to the Leadership with Heart Podcast to talk about leadership and what that means in the hospitality world. Trent is the General Manager of Marriott International, and he discusses what the hospitality world went through during the pandemic, what they've learned, what they are doing the same, and what they are doing differently. 2022 was his hotel's best year, and in this po...

In this episode, Heather speaks with Cynthia Grant, Chief Clinical Officer at AllHealth Network, about her surprising and traumatic background, the lens that he sees the world and thus engages with her people and a time when she was not the best leader she could be. Cynthia shares tremendous leadership tips, but just listening to her is inspirational.

In this episode, I discuss my resolutions for the new year and how to make them a reality. My resolutions for 2023 include speaking at bigger speaking events, changing people's mindsets on leadership, and becoming a New York Times best-selling author with my new book The Art of Active Listening . I dive into the strategies and tactics I am using to achieve these goals. This is an episode you won't...

In this podcast, I challenge you to be more present as a leader. In just under three minutes, you can learn how to tune out distractions and focus on your surroundings and the needs of your team. Being present as a leader not only improves communication and decision-making, but it also sets a positive example for your team to follow. Being present lets those around you feel seen, heard, and valued...

Suzette is the founder and CEO of Patriot Angels. Patriot Angels is a third-party resource that assists Veterans and their widows in obtaining the VA Benefit Aid & Attendance. This benefit is designed to help supplement their long-term care costs allowing them to afford the care they need and deserve in all areas of continuous care (In-Home Care, Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care an...

Amy Frampton is the Head of Marketing at BambooHR, after spending more than 15 years in technology and marketing leadership roles in the greater Seattle area. Previously, she was the VP of Product Marketing at Smartsheet, a leading work management software company. Before that, she served in marketing and leadership positions at Vulcan (the holding company founded by Microsoft Co-founder Paul Alle...

Noël Taxin, MS., graduated from the University of Utah and received both BS and MS degrees. She is the Division Director for Family Health within the Department of Health and Human Services. Noël holds over thirty years of experience in infant and adolescent treatment, adults in agency, hospital, residential settings, investigations, regulation of licensed professions, and CSHCN Program expansion...

Farzad Rashidi is the lead innovator at Respona, the link-building outreach platform that helps businesses increase their organic traffic from Google. He previously ran the marketing efforts at Visme, where he helped the company gain over 16 million active users and pass 3M monthly organic traffic.