Becoming Unshakable With Heather R. Younger

Jody Levison-Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker with nearly 30 years of experience in human services. She currently serves as the President and CEO of Social Current, an organization focused on advancing the work of the social sector through collaboration, innovation, policy, and practice excellence. Social Current brings together human/social service organizations and partners to levera...

Sarah Coleman was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and has raised both of her boys there. Her first job outside the home started on July 7, 2014, when Alaska Airlines gave her a chance as a Customer Service Agent out of PDX. Sarah was determined to provide a better life for her boys and worked her way up from CSA to Station Trainer and finally a Supervisor of Station Operations in only 5 years...

Eric Elkins is a strategist, author, professional speaker, and CEO of WideFoc.us Social Media, a Denver-based agency he founded in 2007. His team drives tangible results for B2B tech/SaaS companies, B2B consumer brands, the home services industry, nonprofits, and global corporations. For more than 15 years, Eric has helped companies grow their visibility and increase revenue. He writes the occasio...

Sarah Wilson is an entrepreneur, mother of three and Co-Founder of Chip Cookies. A graduate from The George Washington University – School of Business, Sarah founded Chip Cookies in 2016 with the loving support of her husband, Sean.

There is a part where she gets the email wrong, so look out for that. Happy Friday! 🙂 Heather chats directly with her listeners about the journey that this podcast has been so far. She asks the listeners to weigh in and give their thoughts on what they think about the future of the podcast episodes - should she do them alone, always have guests, what topics do they want to hear about? All suggest...

Heather chats directly with her listeners and reflects back to 5 years ago when she was at a crossroads while struggling to work her 9 to 5 and pursue her dream of working as an entrepreneur at the same time. Her dream was always to build her own business - which she has! Employee Fanatix (at the time, it was named Customer Fanatix) was born 5 years ago, and she hasn't looked back since. Here are...

Danielle Shoots is the Managing Partner and Managing Director of the New Community Transformation fund – Denver, a venture capital fund for BIPOC founders and the President and CEO of Wealth Equity Enterprises, a holdings company that owns several businesses that support the mission of building BIPOC wealth and leadership.   At the age of 26, Danielle embarked on her executive leadership path asce...

Dr. David Bradley Co-Owner, Lake Oconee Dentistry Dr. David Bradley has over two decades of experience in the practice of general dentistry.  He is an alumnus of the Dawson Academy and has been trained by the Seattle Institute of Advanced Dental Education. Dr. David has also completed various programs through the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies. Since going into private practice wi...

Lucinda ("Cindy") Baier is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Brookdale Senior Living, the nation's premier operator of senior living communities. The company's 40,000+ employees are taking care of America's seniors and, in 2020, Fortune magazine ranked Brookdale as one of the top 200 largest publicly listed employers in the country. Ms. Baier became B...

Shahpour Nejad immigrated from Iran to the USA at 16 years old where he attended high school and college. During his college years, he began working at a local pizza restaurant, where he gained a passion for the pizza business. Although Nejad earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, he decided to pursue his love for pizza and opened Pizza Guys with his partner, Reza Kalantari. The com...

Alex Tolbert is the founder and CEO of BerniePortal, the all-in-one HRIS for small and mid-sized businesses. Alex received his B.S. and B.A. in Finance and International Studies from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business, and obtained his J.D. and M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University Law School and the...

Jaya Aiyar is the Founder & CEO of Creatif; an innovative, technology-centric art studio brand for kids and adults. She envisioned this novel idea and has worked on it from concept to reality. With this talented mastermind and hard-working woman as its leader, Creatif has established a unique identity in the family entertainment segment. By integrating art with technology, Creatif offers an except...

Stephanie oversees all Human Resource activities and responsibilities worldwide, allowing the firm to further embrace evolving trends in career development, diversity and inclusion, analytics, and other areas changing the traditional landscape of HR. She is a member of the Hines Senior ESG Leadership Council, leading the firm's social responsibility effort globally.

While waiting for her United Airlines flight, Heather witnessed Captain Mark Hardcastle be a Leader with Heart for his team members and passengers. She got out her phone and recorded a small part of Captain Hardcastle speaking to the passengers waiting to board his flight, with the purpose of showing others this act of Leadership with Heart. With the curiosity to know more about his leadership, sh...

Jason serves as the President for SCA, an ASC business. Prior to that he served as the Chief Operating Office for SCA, accountable for operations, sales, and clinical, with a focus on driving growth through talent development and strategic partnerships. Previously he was a Group President leading the Southeast, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and California. Jason originally joined SCA's Finance Departme...

In this episode, Heather chats with Brandon Powell, a business executive, technology entrepreneur, and community philanthropist who helps transform organizations to be successful in today's digital world. He is the founder and CEO of HatchWorks Technologies, a technology services firm that provides integrated US and nearshore (LATAM) Agile teams in your time zone to build transformative software a...

In this episode, Heather chats with JD Busch, CEO "Chief Energy Officer" at Pulse Performance, a 30-minute tech-driven fitness solution. JD was involved in an accident in 2020. As a hard-working entrepreneur, JD already knew there are no shortcuts in life, especially his recovery. After reading and researching different methods of rehabilitation and training, JD came across Electrical Muscle Stimu...

In this episode, Heather speaks directly to her listeners about meeting people where they're at. Of course, this can mean different things depending on different people, but it's essential to understand what matters to each person so that communication is most effective. In order to do this, you have to start with self-leadership and focus on listening. That means truly listening to others so that...

Heather chats with Revati 'Rani' Puranik, the Global CFO & EVP of Worldwide Oilfield Machine and Chairwoman, Puranik Foundation. Revati "Rani" Puranik is also the co-owner, EVP, and Global CFO of Houston-based Worldwide Oilfield Machine (WOM).   Over 15 years ago, she joined WOM, an oil and gas equipment manufacturing firm, and has since implemented the framework for communication standardization...

In this episode, Heather sits down with Michael Yinger. Michael is the co-founder and COO at Resume Sieve, an HR tech startup. Michael is a forward-thinking executive with 20+ years of experience building teams, managing global organizations, and providing strategic guidance to the C-Suite and Board of Directors. Take a listen. 

Jonathan Barnett is the founder and President of Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning, one of the nation's fastest-growing carpet cleaning franchises. Founded in 2006, Oxi Fresh has nearly 500 locations across the United States and Canada and is adding many new franchises every year. Under his leadership, Oxi Fresh has received numerous awards and accolades from  Entrepreneur Magazine ,  Inc. Magazine ,  For...

Susan Benevides is the CEO of Plus Relocation Services, where she has worked for over 30 years. She's worked at just about every department within the company and has been running it since 2005. She was also the 2011-2012 chairman of the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council, which provided her with a wealth of knowledge to bring to their clients in order to best serve their global mobility progra...

In this episode, Heather chats with Alinka Rutkowska, the CEO of Leaders Press, a USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling press, where she creates books for entrepreneurs from scratch and launches them into bestsellers with a 100% success rate. She runs a hybrid publishing house with traditional distribution (via Simon & Schuster) through which more than 500 entrepreneurs have been able to...

In this episode, Heather chats directly with her listeners about what's going on in the US and shares a powerful message about listening that could benefit everyone right now. Plus, she shares updates on her upcoming book, The Art of Active Listening, which will be published very soon!   

In this episode, Heather sits down with Hansel Lynn, the Founder, and CEO of theCoderSchool, a coding school for kids that focuses on a mentor relationship with experienced coders, Code Coaches, who can guide their students through their technical journey. He's fluent in Cantonese (can fake it with Mandarin), is a published co-author (with Wayne) of two children's coding books, and is an avid endu...