Profiles in Leadership

My guest today is Dr. Anthony Buccafurni,  Chief Executive Officer of FOX Rehabilitation — the largest network of house-call physical therapy practices in the country. Anthony's path started as a treating clinician: he earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Temple University in 2002 and joined FOX in 2003 as a full-time therapist. From there, his rise through the organization was rapid...

Today our guest, Zoe Krislock, who has spent nearly three decades leading some of the most recognizable consumer brands in the country — and now she's leading one of the most personal. Zoe built her career at developing brand and operations, starting out at Nordstrom and Gap before spending fourteen years at Nike, where she led business units across North America, Europe, and Greater China — at ti...

Think about the last time you walked away knowing you could have performed better. Most people assume experience leads to improvement, but it doesn’t. Improvement comes from reflection followed by adjustment. Today’s guest, Jeff “Bones” Bonner, is a keynote speaker and creator of The Debrief Advantage™, a principle-centered system for human performance.  A former combat fighter pilot and Harv...

Curtis Sprouse is the founder of EurekaConnect and the Institute for Biomedical Entrepreneurship (IBE), where he helps leaders and teams outperform through strategic behavioral programs. With over 5,000 professionals coached and 200+ biomedical innovations advanced, Curtis specializes in turning science and technology into viable, impactful ventures. His programs have helped co...

APTA President Kyle Covington is an associate professor and director of educational innovation and post-professional education for Duke University's Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, including the Faculty Development Residency accredited by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residencies and Fellowships. Covington is a board-certified clinical specialist in neurologic physical therapy. He ear...

Stacey Hanke is an international keynote speaker, CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame inductee, and one of the world’s leading experts on executive presence, influence, and leadership communication. For more than two decades, she has worked with leaders at nearly 100 Fortune 500 companies — including Microsoft, Google, American Express, Coca-Cola, Boeing, and FedEx — equipping them with the skills to comman...

AndyMoyeis a seasoned commercial leader and corporate development executive who has worked across the molecular diagnostics, biotechnology and life sciences industries.    Moyeserved as a Lieutenant and flight officer in the U.S. Navy, completing missions in Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Europe, and South America. He received a Ph. D. in health economics from Walden University, MBA from the University of...

Brad Newbury, MPA, NRP Brad Newbury, MPA, NRP, is President and CEO of the National Medical Education & Training Center (NMETC) and co-author of  The Saved Effect  and  The First Responder Advantage . With more than 40 years of experience as a firefighter, paramedic, educator, and leader, Brad has dedicated his career to preparing others to act confidently in emergencies. He is a nationally recogn...

Mike Krupit is the founder and CEO of Trajectify, where he helps growth-stage technology, manufacturing, and professional services companies bridge the gap between early success and scalable leadership. With more than 30 years of experience as a CTO, COO, and CEO, Mike has led organizations through rapid growth, IPOs, M&As, and even bankruptcies—giving him rare, real-world insight into what actual...

JamesLoeffleris Felix Posen Professor of Modern Jewish History at Johns Hopkins University, and Kogod Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. He writes widely on modern Jewish history from antisemitism to Zionism, with a focus on the overlooked ties between the Jewish past and the global present in politics, law, and culture. Antisemitism in the United States—from...

Ashley Stahl is an entrepreneur, international bestselling author (You Turn), podcast host (You Turn Podcast) and internationally recognized speaker. She stepped onto the TEDxBerkeley stage in 2013 and the TEDxLeidenUniversity stage in 2019. Both of her talks went viral at 2 million and 10 million views, respectively. Her talk in 2013 (“Three Questions to Unlock Your Authentic Career”) also happen...

Maximos Lih is an Executive Coach and founder of Emboldened LLC, where he helps small teams scale without losing their edge and leaders grow with purpose and trust. His leadership philosophy was shaped by his grandfather—a self-taught orphan who became a four-star general—who taught him that true greatness is measured by how you make people feel. After immigrating to the U.S. and graduating from U...

Julie Castle has dedicated her life to saving animals. Since joining Best Friends Animal Society in 1996 as employee #17, she has grown with the organization and advanced its mission to save the lives of dogs and cats in America’s animal shelters.   Now CEO, Julie has helped guide Best Friends through a period of significant growth, including expanding the organization’s fundraising from $60 milli...

KennethRoMD.com  is a double board-certified Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine physician who has treated more than 170,000 patients across a 35-year ER career. His book PRIME reframes midlife as a powerful awakening rather than decline. He created the RECLAIM™ Method to restore men’s vitality, identity, and purpose through precision medicine, neuroscience, narrative psychology, and emotiona...

DuncanBrandis a leadership and organizational effectiveness advisor, author of Mind the Gap , and founder of Intrinsic Leader. He has worked with nearly 100 organizations across healthcare, technology, finance, and the public sector, helping leaders strengthen culture, succession planning, and team effectiveness. Drawing from firsthand experience during the financial crisis at the Federal Reserve...

Nelson Nigel is the Founder and CEO of Moto Nation.    Back in 2016 Nelson as an Uber driver noticed that taxis and car services do not offer installed child car seats, and parents are helpless. He found a void in the transportation marketplace that Uber and Lyft have explicitly left open.    Nelson created a mobile app to provide a convenient and safe alternative to lugging car seats to and from...

Dr. Jennifer Berry  Dr. Jennifer Berry is a transformational leader driving purposeful collaboration between education, industry, and community ecosystems. As CEO of SmartLab, she champions mission-driven innovation that equips learners for tomorrow's workforce and fosters systemic change that matters for partners, funders, and communities. Her work accelerates strategic partnerships, measurable o...

Andrew Johnson is a leadership advisor and author of  Iron Sharpens Iron , where he explores how the operating systems of elite sport can help businesses build stronger accountability, execution, and performance cultures. Drawing from lessons in professional sport, particularly the NFL, Andrew translates concepts like scoreboard clarity, roster discipline, standards under pressure, and “tape revie...

Jon is the co-founder of Pickle, as well as a Physical Therapist. He’s been featured by organizations such as NYU, the University of Oxford,  WebPT,  and the United Nations, working with healthcare executives around the globe on workforce strategy and big data analytics.   Jonathon holds an MBA from the University of Oxford (UK) and a DPT from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is also a board-c...

Sandra Crespo, LCSW, is a sought-after speaker, executive coach, and mental health professional who helps organizations build workplaces where “neurospicy” talent can thrive. Her work sits at the intersection of mental health, systems thinking, and leadership development, reframing how ADHD shows up in high-performing environments beyond pathology or productivity fixes to real-world experiences li...

Dr. Rebecca Homkes is an economist and high-growth strategy specialist who advises CEOs and executive teams focused on growth and success through uncertainty.   Uncertainty isn’t new and we've pretty much "normalized" it at this point—but what’s different now is the stacking of uncertainty. Tariffs, AI disruption, shifting policy signals, and constant organizational change are all hitting leaders...

Ingrid Curtis  -- she spent 17 years helping build one of the most ambitious digital transformation platforms in enterprise. She then became its CEO, and her first move was to say the whole thing needed to be rebuilt.    She has a rare kind of credibility; she didn’t just form opinions about why enterprise aI initiatives keep failing, she helped build the infrastructure that’s now becoming the bot...

Andy Freed is the CEO of Virtual, Inc., a strategic consulting, marketing, and professional services firm that supports mission-driven organizations facing multi-dimensional challenges in technology, healthcare, financial services, and life sciences. These include membership groups that unite some of the world’s largest brands — like Microsoft, Meta, and Google — to collaborate on shared industry...

Greg Hawks is a keynote speaker, author, and corporate culture specialist who challenges leaders and teams to Act Like an Owner. For more than 25 years, he has partnered with organizations across the country to reshape culture, deepen trust, and activate ownership mindsets.  Earlier in his career, Greg spent a decade as Executive Director of a nonprofit, leading teams through complex challenges an...

ChristoffelSneijdersis an MCC coach, behavioral expert, and creator of the 3 Brains Intelligence Theory—an approach that integrates neuroscience, coaching, and emotional intelligence by aligning the Head, Heart, and Gut. He has trained over 12,000 people in 33 countries and speaks on leadership, trauma, burnout, and personal transformation from a deeply embodied, science-based perspective.