Becoming Unshakable With Heather R. Younger

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...

In this episode, Heather chats with Steve Hansen, CEO at Presbyterian Medical Services, a Health Center Program that believes that the best way to improve community health and wellbeing is for everyone to work together. That's why they work collaboratively with community groups, school districts, local providers, hospitals, and governments at every level. Together, they develop programs and servic...

In this episode, Heather sits down with Steve Baines, Vice President of Apps Associates—an enterprise application services leader with a customer-first focus. With 20 years of experience leading strategic and operational technology endeavors, he most recently served as President and Chief Growth Officer of Forcivity before it was acquired by Apps Associates in March 2022. His leadership style is d...

In this episode, Heather chats with Chief Master Sergeant Christopher J. Almeria. He is currently assigned as the Senior Enlisted Leader, 20th Maintenance Group, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, SC. In this role, he is charged with leading, developing, and managing the nearly 2,000 personnel who make up the Air Force's lead Viper maintenance complex in Air Combat Command and the lead/pacing F-16 maint...

In this episode, Heather sits down with Brent Kondritz, the Executive Director at the University of Dayton Center for Leadership, a unique and powerful resource created by the region's most successful organizations. Together, they partner with top thought leaders to provide innovative, world-class education to senior executives, emerging leaders, front-line supervisors, and professionals. Take a l...

In this episode, Heather sits down with Adrian Taylor, the Director of Diversity for Premier Health in Dayton, Ohio. Adrian Taylor leads programming that supports Premier's commitment to diversity and inclusion with an emphasis on workforce diversity, supplier diversity, patient diversity, and community engagement. His commitment to diversity has even earned him several prestigious awards. Take a...

In this episode, Heather chats with Robert Hicks, the Group HR Director at Reward Gateway. Reward Gateway is an employee engagement platform committed to putting the "Human" in HR. In his time with Reward Gateway, he has made HR the heart of the company by ensuring the team is central to the strategic direction of the business. Robert was even named the 2019 HRD of the Year in the HR Distinction A...

In this episode, Heather sits down with Erin Pash, Founder, and CEO of Ellie Mental Health. Erin holds a master's degree and Minnesota state license in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is also recognized by the Minnesota and American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy as a clinical supervisor and clinical fellow. Over the last 15 years, Erin's work experience in local government and non-pr...

In this episode, Heather sits down with Elijah German, Head of Sales at Uniform Teeth. Elijah is a seasoned sales and business development leader that is passionate about building meaningful customer and employee relationships. His ability to identify and implement data-driven strategies leads to greater customer satisfaction and increased revenue. Elijah has worked for companies such as Apple, Mi...

In this episode, Heather chats with Ena Patel, the Director of Games Planning & Delivery for LA28, the joint venture tasked with executing the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. She has a passion for connecting people & the community, as well as paving the way for women and minorities in the sports industry. Take a listen.

Joe Fortna is the Executive Vice President at FirstBank. Joe has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University and a Master's of Divinity from Denver Seminary. He also served as an adjunct professor for several years. In addition, he worked as an Associate Pastor in Denver for five years before beginning his career with FirstBank in 2005 and is currently an Executiv...

In this episode, Heather sits down with Stephen M. R. Covey, New York Times & #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker, and Speed of Trust Global Practice Leader. His latest book, Trust and Inspire, focuses on How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others. Heather actually endorsed this book because she saw such a close connection between it and Caring Leadership, and it re...

In this episode, Heather chats with Mark Hemmeter, the founder and CEO of Office Evolution. Prior to founding Office Evolution, he was a developer and operator of hospitality properties including resort hotels, casinos, retail stores, and restaurants in Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, California, Mexico, and the Caribbean. His passions in business include real estate development, technology, and supp...

Phil Burgess is Chief People Officer at C Space, a customer agency on a mission to make business more human by building customers into the way brands work. His focus is ensuring that C Space lives this mission internally, creating a great employee experience and enabling C Spacers to deliver great work to their clients.   At the start of the pandemic, he and his family started a campaign called #j...

In this episode, Heather sits down with Jeff Reynolds, an entrepreneur, and advisor with over 20 years of experience in marketing. He focuses on teaching established companies how to think and act more like startups, and teaches startup founders how to grow into established companies. His focus is to guide companies to create meaningful, systematic marketing departments that meet goals through an...