From Embers To Excellence™

Welcome to the "From Embers to Excellence" show with your host, Dave Hollenbach! In this episode, we're joined by Velma Knowles, a leadership expert and membership strategist who works with purpose-driven organizations to drive sustainable growth through membership consulting, leadership coaching and relationship marketing. Velma shares her expertise on how to achieve leadership excellence and how...

Join us for an exciting episode with Roy Osing, former president and CMO, as he shares his 40+ years of unmatched executive leadership experience with show host Dave Hollenbach. As the former president of a major data and internet company, Roy's audacious 'unheard-of ways' took the company from its early stage to a $1 Billion in annual sales. Hear about his journey from embers to excellence and le...

Join Dave Hollenbach as he sits down with Seth R. Silver, Ed. D., and Timothy M. Franz, Ph. D., authors of "Meaningful Partnership at Work: How the Workplace Covenant Ensures Mutual Accountability and Success between Leaders and Teams". In this episode, Dave explores the concept of transforming working relationships into great partnerships, with a focus on the importance of mutual accountability,...

Nicholas Janni, Founder/Director Core Presence, is an expert in transformational leadership, presence, peak performance and innovation. He is also the author of “Leader as Healer.” His book serves the reader as a guide to reaching the highest levels of presence and performance. It is a call to break from the chronically imbalanced ways of thinking and functioning that have become the norm in so ma...

Welcome to the 'From Embers to Excellence' podcast, hosted by Dave Hollenbach. In this episode, we have a special guest, Bryan Gillette, who has over 25 years of experience in Leadership and Organizational Development. With executive and senior-level responsibilities in small and large companies, Bryan has a wealth of knowledge to share. He was a Vice President of Human Resources for a mid-size, g...

In this episode, join host Dave Hollenbach as he sits down with data literacy expert and author, Kevin Hanegan, to discuss how organizations can use data and analytics to transform and improve performance. From understanding the brain's decision-making process to overcoming implicit bias and groupthink, Kevin delves into the intersection of business, technology, learning, and psychology. He also s...

Joshua Womack is the author of 'I'm not a copywriter, but ...: Lessons Learned from a Late Bloomer.' He is a Senior Copywriter who lives in Downtown Cleveland with his wife Lauren, and his dog, Dori. Stand-up comedy. Speechwriting. Pro wrestling? Somehow, these oddball life choices led Josh Womack to copywriting. In his debut book, he talks about these experiences and more. If you're a junior or m...

Tim is the host of the Ordinary People's Extraordinary Stories podcast, #1 best-selling author on Amazon, and 40+ year British Army veteran. Tim played a lot of rugby as a scrum half. He likes to ski telemark and has competed several times at the British Telemark Championships. He was a Hang-Gliding Instructor, played American Football for Milton Keynes Pioneers, and is a reasonably experienced of...

Kevin hosts the Unlock Your Freedom podcast which is ranked in the top 5% of all podcasts globally. He is a Gallup-certified Strengths Coach who has helped thousands of professionals look inside themselves to find clarity, discover what they love, and live a life of freedom. Through weekly episodes, Kevin provides step-by-step training, coaching and accountability to leaders who want to take their...

Morgana Rae is the international #1 best-selling author of “Financial Alchemy®: Twelve Months of Magic and Manifestation.” She is regarded to be the world’s #1 authority on transforming relationship with money. She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, all the major television networks, Coast to Coast Radio, and she was a recurring Money Maven on Fox TV.  Morgana’s fans...

Neil is the VP at Pederson’s Natural Farms, a farm with humane, organic, and natural practices. As for the Cowboy Perspective Podcast… He says that most of the things he is confident in today stem from the things he learned and continues to learn from the cowboys and cowgirls in his life. The Cowboy Perspective is his way of telling that story in hopes of being a resource to others. Neil and I dis...

Oak is the author of the 2021 release, Your Leadership Legacy: Becoming the Leader You Were Meant to Be. Based on 40+ years of leadership in the U.S. Army and subsequent civilian positions, Oak highlights principles that will benefit today’s leaders and inspire the leaders of tomorrow. Oak is also a well-known speaker who gives presentations on a variety of topics including leadership, success, mi...

Ashlee is a veteran with 14 years of active-duty service in the United States Coast Guard. Her primary job was an avionics electrical technician and flight mechanic instructor. She flew hundreds of missions during her time with the Coast Guard, rescuing over 100 people throughout her career. She trained over 60 basic aircrewman and flight mechanics who served bravely and effectively under her tute...

Doug is the host of the Terminal Value Podcast and the Founder & Principal for Terminal Value Consulting. His career began with 20 years of progressive leadership experience in corporate Finance and Technology. He attained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) alongside his wife while both were working full-time. He served in the Marine Corps Reserve while in college and at the beginning o...

Angie Morgan is a dynamic, creative thought leader who knows how to unlock the capability and talent of leaders at all levels. After serving as a Marine Corps officer, Angie led in pharmaceutical sales for Merck and Pfizer. She’s been a special advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on diversity initiatives, and engages routinely with boards and organizations to drive performance. An...

Adele is an award-winning author, a thought leader, and an international speaker and trainer. She has been awarded the 2020 Woman of Inspiration Award, and in 2021, she was recognized as the Top Behavioral Expert of the Year. Her book Shift: 4 Steps to Personal Empowerment has won three awards and is sweeping the globe, transforming how people are setting and achieving their goals. Her journey of...

Ise (ee-say) is an Emmy Award winner, Inspirational Speaker and Men’s Self-Mastery Coach who's the founder of The Divine Man Self-Mastery Coaching Program that trains individuals and teams alike to perform as their highest self, fulfilling his mission of "Once you have YOU, you have everything!" Additionally, Ise has appeared on hundreds of tv shows, film, commercials, and radio such as Lucifer, B...

Stacy Sherman is a Corporate Executive at Liveops, and an award-winning keynote speaker, author, and podcaster focused on Doing Customer Experiences Right as a brand differentiator. She’s created a Heart & Science™ framework that accelerates loyalty, referrals, and revenue fueled by valued and empowered employees and customer service agents. Stacy has held multiple leadership roles at major co...

Gregory Offner is one of the most in-demand experts on the topic of professional performance, and navigating disruption. His clients include Fortune 100 companies, and he is often asked to keynote at conferences where industry leaders and executives turn to him for new perspectives on how to elevate performance, eliminate disengagement, and make work suck less. To learn more visit Greg’s website:...

Frank is the Founder/President of The Unlocked Man, a leadership development community which guides and equips leaders to remove self-limiting beliefs and connect to their Personal Purpose in order to fulfill their potential and their organization’s mission. He is also the President of F3Nation, an international leadership organization for men with about 55,000 members across 46 states and 4 conti...

Dr. Slover is a Business Consultant, Certified Transformation Life Coach, Certified Resilience Practitioner, Host of The Quest4Life Podcast, and Founder of Quest Consulting Service, LLC. Ed’s development of the Q.U.E.S.T. ModelTM helps individuals and businesses transform the way they make decisions and solve problems in order to become more resilient. This is a great conversation on leadership, g...

Audley Stephenson is the Commissioner of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) and has been an energetic ambassador since the league's inception in 2011. NBL Canada has the distinction of being Canada's longest running professional basketball league. He held a variety of roles within the league before unanimously being appointed to the position by the board of directors in June 202...

Doug Thorpe is a performance-driven Senior Executive, Entrepreneur, Board Member, Thought Leader, Army veteran, and Coach with more than 40 years of success in the financial services, executive coaching, oil & gas industries, and small business. Leveraging extensive experience in guiding business transformation for growth-oriented organizations, he is a trusted guide for mid-cap companies to l...

Eric M. Twiggs is a founding partner and president of The What Now Movement. His mission is to build high performing entrepreneurs, authors, and career professionals, who are prepared for life’s unexpected curve balls. He is author of “The Discipline of Now: 12 Practical Principles to Overcome Procrastination.” The Discipline of Now has been recognized as a Global Top Ten Finalist for the 2020 Aut...

As a former graduate professor with a deep understanding of people, Dr. Sherene McHenry saves companies and organizations the time, money and work it takes to gain such knowledge by sharing simple, achievable steps to obtain the results they desire and deserve. Businesses boost their engagement, productivity and profitability. Individuals enjoy healthier relationships, enhanced well-being and ment...