Deep Leadership

Today I’m joined by Cody Hall. Cody is the Founder and CEO of Octiva Healthcare which provides telehealth solutions to healthcare providers. He is a United States Marine Corps veteran and I’m excited to have him on the show to learn how he leveraged his military experience to become a successful start-up CEO. Show resources: Cody Hall on LinkedIn Octiva Healthcare ____ Order my latest bestselling...

Today I’m joined by Mike Watson. Mike is the founder and president of Ignite Management, a strategic planning and leadership development company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the co-author of a new book called Rise Up: Leadership Habits for Turbulent Times. In this book, Mike and his co-author Ali Grovue, reveal digestible and comprehensive methods for managers to become an influenti...

Today I’m joined by Neil Jurd. Neil is a founder of Leader-Connect, an online resource for leadership discussion and development. He is a former British Army officer who now teaches and trains executives and companies in leadership and team development. He has produced a series of leadership videos which are now widely viewed. He is the author of The Leadership Book: A step-by-step guide to excell...

Today I’m joined by Dr. Craig Dowden. Craig is an inspiring and thought-provoking executive coach, Forbes author, and keynote speaker who partners with leaders and executives to tackle their most important personal and organizational challenges. He holds a Doctorate in psychology, with a concentration in business, and is a Certified Positive Psychology Coach. He is the author of the popular book D...

Today I’m joined by Deb Coviello. Deb is a Business Advisor, Coach, Author, Speaker, and Podcast Host. She has more than 20 years of experience in quality, manufacturing, and operational excellence. She is known as the “Drop In CEO” because she drops into struggling businesses and assumes the CEO role. She is the host of the Drop In CEO podcast and author of The CEO’s Compass: Your Guide to Get Ba...

Today I’m joined by Rupal Patel. Rupal is a former CIA officer turned entrepreneur, speaker, and author. After a career at the CIA, she earned her MBA from London Business School and started her first business over 10 years ago. As a CEO, leadership consultant, strategic advisor, coach, and mentor, she now helps founders, leaders, and next-generation change-makers rewrite the rules of success and...

Today I’m joined by Marty Gold. Marty is a US Navy Veteran, entrepreneur, and small business consultant. His company LeiLaRay Consulting helps small business owners with all the resources they need to take their businesses to the next level. Marty was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016 which eventually needed to be removed. His story is one of overcoming adversity, learning perseverance, and kno...

Today I’m joined by Dr. Janet Polach. Janet is an Author, Speaker, and Executive Coach. She is an expert in developing new leaders. She is a retired lieutenant colonel who spent 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. She has developed leaders in the U.S., China, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Puerto Rico, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. She is the author of a new book, The Seven Mistakes New...

Today I’m joined by Fred Stuvek Jr. Fred is someone who has enjoyed incredible success in a number of different areas. He played football at the Naval Academy where he lettered for three years as quarterback for the Midshipman. He served as a Naval Officer like myself. He held key leadership positions in both private and public companies leading several successful business start-ups. He’s also wri...

Today I’m joined by Kimberly Wiefling. Kimberly is an entrepreneur, speaker, leadership coach, and bestselling author. She is the founder of Wiefling Consulting and co-founder of Silicon Valley Alliances. She has produced 6 books in her "Scrappy" brand series, including the international bestseller 'Scrappy Project Management', which continues to sell well 14 years after its original publication....

Today I’m joined by Ira Wolfe. Ira is often referred to as a Millennial trapped in a Baby Boomer body. He was one of the Top 100 HR Influencers for 2021. He is the president the founder of Success Performance Solutions, a TEDx Speaker, a podcaster, and a Top 5 Global Thought Leader on the Future of Work and HR. He is a six-time author including his latest book Recruiting in the Age of Googlization...

Today I’m joined by Heather Henry. Heather is an award-winning practicing Queen’s Nurse, entrepreneur, and author. She is the founder of BreathChamps – A community interest company that aims to improve the life chances of children and young adults with asthma. She is the author of a new book called Be a Leader in Nursing: A Practical Guide for Nursing Students. This book provides real-world leader...

Today I’m joined by David Hollenbach. David is a speaker, coach, author, podcast host, and mentor. He is a US Navy veteran and retired fire department Battalion Chief. He is the author of a new book Fireproof: Your Grand Strategy for Transforming Failure into Fuel for Your Future which helps anyone seeking to overcome their limiting beliefs and achieve their life’s goals even after a failure. This...

Today I’m joined by Eddie Rice. Eddie is a professional speechwriter with over 10 years of experience in helping business leaders, keynote speakers, TED talk presenters, and everyday people, enhance the messages they tell through great storytelling and structure. He loves creating strong narrative-driven speeches that focus on balancing emotional and thought-leadership content. He is the author of...

Today I’m joined by Evan Sohn. Evan is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Recruiter.com, an on-demand recruiting platform that combines AI and video job-matching technology with the world's largest network of small and independent recruiters. He is a frequent contributor to CNBC and Yahoo! Finance and is the perfect person to talk to about all the changes that are taking place in the job...

Today I’m joined by Grant Morgan. While most of us were busy hoarding toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic, Grant was working on a plan to change the world. As CEO and co-founder of R-Zero, he set his sights on developing groundbreaking biosafety technology to save lives in the COVID-19 era and beyond. In less than two years, he built an all-star team and developed partnerships with over...

Today my guest is Robert Green. Robert is an Army veteran, business coach, and consultant. He helps small business leaders develop a better understanding of their financial numbers to more effectively run their businesses and reduce stress. We don’t talk enough about the financial side of business leadership so I wanted to get Robert on the show to learn from his experience. I learned a lot from R...

Today my guest is Kim Troy. Kim is the Founder & CEO of Civilis Consulting which advises leaders in fast-growth businesses. A lot of what she learned about teams and leadership was through her work with wildlife conservation organizations in Southern Africa. How do you lead a team when you are completely out of food and water? What do you do when an elephant herd is blocking your only route back t...

Today I’m joined by Paul Glover. Paul is an Executive Performance Coach, Speaker, and Author. He spent 20 years as a Federal Court Trial Lawyer before making the transition to helping leaders. He is a passionate storyteller who believes in the power of narrative to influence and educate. What can leaders learn from courtroom tactics? More than you expect. This was a powerful episode! Paul Glover w...

Today I’m joined by Cesar Hasselmann. Cesar is CEO of AMH Consultancy. He is an author, mentor, coach, and business consultant. He has spent more than 20 years growing international businesses and I was excited to sit down with him to listen to the things he’s learned along the way. If you want to know what it’s really like to start, maintain, and grow an international business, this is your episo...

Today I’m joined by Darryl Stickel. Darryl has devoted his career to understanding trust, what it is, how it functions, and how to increase it. He holds a Ph. D. in Business from Duke University and wrote his doctoral thesis on building trust in hostile environments. After leaving Mckinsey & Company in 2001, Darryl founded Trust Unlimited. His clients have included financial services, telecoms, te...

Today I’m joined by Michael King. Michael is the founder and CEO of TEAMS.COACH and is a highly sought-after Executive and Business Leadership Coach. He helps business leaders clarify and execute at high levels through his proprietary T.E.A.M.S. Methodology. As leaders, we all fall into the trap of working on what’s urgent and not what’s important. Finding clarity in all the noise is such an impor...

Today I’m joined by Dr. Amer Kaissi. Amer is an award-winning Professor of Healthcare Administration at Trinity University. He is also an author, a professional speaker, and a certified executive coach. In his most recent book Humbitious: the power of low-ego, high-drive leadership, Amer explores the role of ego in leadership. He’s found that the most effective, high-performing leaders combine dee...

Today I’m joined by Wylie McGraw. Wylie is a former star baseball pitcher, competitive bull rider, and 3-tour combat veteran. He’s the founder of Radical Performance Acceleration. For more than a decade, Wylie has been working one-on-one with the highest-performing professionals, guiding them to accelerate beyond what they ever imagined possible. Wylie believes that self-mastery can be attained by...

Today I’m joined by Samantha Brown. Sam is an author, educator, editor, and military spouse – specifically a submarine spouse. She is the author of a brand-new book called Sub Wife: A Memoir From The Homefront. I wanted to get her on the show to talk about her new book, her experiences as a military spouse, and the process of writing this amazing book. Leaders – we can’t do our jobs if we don’t ha...