Deep Leadership

Today, I’m joined by Erik Kellener, and we're talking about Adaptive Leadership. Erik is a partner at Evolution, a coaching, consulting, and investment firm. He is a leadership coach, management consultant, and strategic advisor. He brings more than 20 years of operating experience as a technology executive and thought leader for both emerging and established brands in the U.S. and overseas. Erik’...

Today, I’m joined by Ed Fidoe, and we're talking about Interdisciplinary Education for the Modern Leader. Ed is the founder and CEO of the London Interdisciplinary School. In this role, he is leading a revolution in higher education with an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on tackling complex global issues such as inequality, sustainability, ethics, and AI. Prior to founding this school, Ed wa...

Today, I’m joined by Randi Roberts, and we're talking about Finding Joy in Your Career. Randi is president of Randi Roberts Coaching and founder of the Fulfilling Career, Happy Life community. She is an executive and career life coach, helping people learn to love their work as they achieve their career goals. Before becoming a certified coach, Randi had a successful 30+ year career as a pharmaceu...

Today, I’m joined by Joe Polanin, and we're talking about Military to Corporate Leadership. Joe is a retired US Navy Captain who spent 30 years in in Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal. He deployed around the world for combat operations and has served or lived in over 75 countries. After transitioning from the Navy, Joe and his daughters founded The Alaka’i Leadership Group, which is a Strategic Acc...

Today, I’m joined by Claire Chandler, and we're talking about Attracting, Retaining, and Engaging Talent. Claire is president and founder of Talent Boost, where she specializes in aligning HR and business leaders to deliver strategic outcomes today and in the future. She has more than 25 years of experience in people leadership, human resources, and business ownership. She uses that experience to...

Today, I’m joined by Brian Lillie, and we're discussing what it means to Listen, Learn, then Lead. Brian is a United States Air Force veteran and a globally recognized transformational leader with more than 20 years of C-Suite experience in the technology space. Brian wears many hats. He has been known as “Coach Lillie” for the past 18 years and is a former All-Star pitcher for the Giants’ Fantasy...

Today, I’m joined by Frank Kitchen, and we're talking about Cooking Up High Performance. Frank is known as “The performance chef.” He is an author and keynote speaker who works with organizations to “fire up” the performance of their teams. All of Frank’s “Kitchen Inspired” programs are Interactive Learning Experiences that provide teams with the proven recipes, ingredients, tools, and techniques...

Today, I’m joined by Sara Schairer, and we're talking about Inspiring Compassionate Leadership. Sara is the founder and executive director of COMPASSION IT, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire daily compassionate actions and attitudes. She is a Stanford-certified instructor of Compassion Cultivation Training and has taught at the UCSD Center for Mindfulness, Kaiser Permanente, the...

I’m joined by Steve Shenbaum, and we're talking about The Power of Positive Humor in leadership. Steve is the founder of Game On Nation, a nationally recognized communication firm that employs game dynamics and improvisation to teach high-performance teamwork as well as communication, story-telling, public speaking, and presentation skills. For over 27 years, Steve and his company have helped peop...

Today, I’m joined by Michael Schank, and we're talking about Navigating Digital Transformation. Michael is the Founder and Managing Director at Process Inventory Advisors. He has over 25 years of experience as a management consultant in the financial services industry. He advises clients on technology, process, risk, and large-scale business and digital transformations. His latest book is called D...

Today, I’m joined by David Dodson, and we're talking about What your MBA didn’t Teach you about Leadership. David is an award-winning faculty member of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he guides students in tactical execution. His success in the classroom follows years of experience as a practitioner. He started at McKinsey & Company as a consultant and became a serial entr...

Today, I’m joined by Jeff Skipper, and we're talking about Leading Change Successfully. Jeff is an international change leadership consultant for organizations in energy, finance, technology, and other industries. For over 25 years, beginning with a twelve-year career at IBM, he has guided change projects by focusing on the people side of change. As CEO, he grew a transformation services company t...

Today, I’m joined by Robert Dilenschneider, and we're talking about Power and Influence in Today’s Changing World. Robert formed The Dilenschneider Group back in 1991. Headquartered in New York, Miami, and Chicago, the firm provides strategic advice and counsel to Fortune 500 companies, leading families, and individuals around the world. They focus on mergers and acquisitions, crisis communication...

***Neal and I are giving away 30 signed copies of this new book to the first 30 people to subscribe and comment on the video of this episode on YouTube. On this very special 300th episode of the Deep Leadership podcast, I'm joined by Neal Woodson. We are talking about The Power of Giving a $#!+. Neal is a teacher, coach, author, and speaker who is determined to put people first as the key to bette...

Today, I’m joined by Grayson James, and we're talking about Effective Organizational Collaboration. Grayson is the CEO of Full Contact Institute. For over 30 years, he has taken an uncommon approach to helping executives, boards, and senior management teams transform their collaborative business performance. He is the former CEO of a nationally acclaimed multi-campus private school system and a 6t...

Today, I’m joined by Dr. Mark Wegman, and we're talking about the heart of innovation. Mark is known for his contributions to algorithms and compiler optimization. Pretty much every commercial quality optimizing compiler is based on his inventions. Every GIF format image on the internet depends on the ideas he’s patented. He has published and patented more than 100 works, with more than 18,000 cit...

Today, I’m joined by Will Collins, and we're talking about the Evolving Role of Human Resources. Will is the president of New Venture Resources, an HR consultancy specializing in helping small businesses. He was raised on a tobacco farm in rural NC, and after getting his undergraduate in personnel management, he went on to lead HR teams for 50 years, most of that time in the manufacturing sector....

Today, I’m joined by Dr. Drew Jones, and we're talking about Anthropology and Workplace Culture. Drew is an anthropologist, former business school professor, and practicing management consultant. He is a founding partner of Experient, a workplace culture and strategy consultancy. Over the past 20 years, Drew has worked on culture, leadership, and workplace design projects with clients throughout t...

Today, I’m joined by Manoel Luiz Amorim, and we're talking about the Secrets of Organizational Culture Change. Manoel has served as President, CEO, and Partner of several companies in different sectors in Brazil, Latin America, Europe, and the USA. He is also a founding partner of MXF Investments, K2A Partners, and a partner with Peak Capital Partners. He has served on several Boards of Directors...

Today, I’m joined by Rick Walker, and we're talking about Growth, Happiness, and Success in Business and Life. Rick is a renowned leader across multiple domains. As Founder-CEO, he built a 400-employee company, scaled a 2,000+ team member nonprofit into 53 countries as Chairman, and recruited $5 Billion of capital investments to his hometown to generate 5,000 new jobs. Rick currently serves as the...

Today, I’m joined by Marsha Acker, and we're Unveiling the Secrets of Leading Change. Marsha is the founder and CEO of TeamCatapult, a leadership development firm. She is also an executive and leadership team coach, author, speaker, facilitator, and host of the Defining Moments of Leadership Podcast. Marsha helps leaders identify and break through stuck patterns of communication that get in the wa...

Today, I’m joined by David Henkin & Thomas Bertels, and we are talking about Redesigning Work. David is an accomplished executive and entrepreneur with a proven record of success in prominent global companies as well as start-ups. He is the author of several books and has taught in a top-rated university business school program while also serving as an innovator, consultant, and coach for corporat...

I’m joined by Steven Pemberton today, and we're talking about moving from the Corporate Grind to Entrepreneurship. After spending five and a half years working in corporate, Steven quit in 2020 and started his own business. Steven and his wife have built two 7-figure e-commerce businesses generating over $3 million in sales. Today they own and operate Elevatum, a business consultancy and Hollowco,...

Today, I’m joined by Monica Elgemark, and we're talking about how to Unlock the Secrets of Effective Leadership. Monica is based in Sweden and has more than 20 years of leadership experience within the B2B and B2C markets in the Nordic region. Her work has covered several companies and industries at the forefront of change and market disruption. She is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Onef...

Today, I’m joined by Dr. Yosi Amram, and we are talking about Spiritually Intelligent Leadership. Dr. Amram is a distinguished psychologist, an executive coach catering to CEOs, entrepreneurs, and other influential leaders, and a pioneer researcher in spiritual intelligence. In fact, his work has received over 1,000 academic citations. A study by Bain & Company identified 33 inspirational leadersh...