Growth and Freedom: The Leadership Podcast

As a leader, you are likely the kind of person that got to where they are by making things happen through hard work and effort. When the time comes for leaders to shift their approach, they struggle to make the transition from being a doer to being a planner and behind the scenes strategist. They continue to pour their effort into the day-to-day ground level work of the business to feel like they...

Caring about other people's feelings is a good thing. Like all good things, however, you can go too far. Particularly when caring about someone else's feelings comes at the expense of your own. This comes in handy when you are faced with delivering bad news, giving a boundary, or handling a confrontational situation. In some cases, delivering truth with grace can be a life changing experience for...

You don't wake up in the morning and think "I really hope someone judges me today". In fact, you would likely prefer that this didn't happen. The problem with worrying too much about judgement is that you don't have any control over whether this will happen or not. Judgement lives outside of you and is something that you learn to accept in order to play your game. Society loves them some judgement...

What is the role of time in your life? The better you get at answering that question, the more you will use your time in a way that truly serves you and those around you. When your relationship to time is complicated, it creates a divide between the things you are doing now and the future you envisioned for yourself. This week's episode is a journey out of a bad relationship with time and into a s...

You started a business, you have gained some traction in that business and the business is a success. Now what? Most businesses don't think about the end of their business or what they plan to do with their business in the future. To help you start thinking about your own exit strategy, I brought in the author of Exit Rich, Michelle Seiler Tucker to the podcast. In my interview with Michelle, we t...

Ever heard that you can have too much of a good thing? It's true. Effort is something that most business owners are familiar with. While most people see the fruits of your labor, they don't see how hard you pushed to get to where you are. There was a time respected leaders thought that the biggest threat to society was going to be.....leisure time? For real. In this day of hustle culture, you may...

This week I discuss the critically important and often overlooked area of process and policy in your business with the CEO of L-12 Services, Lizabeth Wesely-Casella. Lizabeth has spent years working with companies on process and policy and has worked on some significant projects in her career. In today's episode we talk: Using Lean methodology in your business. Creating winning communication proce...

Every leader runs into resistance. What you do with that resistance determines the level of success and lasting change you can create with it. Some leaders address resistance by throwing a band aid on the problem, the problem never truly gets better and comes back again. The best leaders, look at the resistance and get to the root of the issue to keep it from coming back. Today's podcast is about...

Tatiana Tsoir is a CPA and author of the book, Dream Bold, Start Smart (coming out March 2021). Today we dive into the fear inducing world of money and numbers that will leave you inspired and excited about what's possible for you. We hit some major business owner hot spots: Product and Service pricing and how to do it well. How to manage your numbers so that you can make the best decisions in you...

This week we have the author of the Leadership Decision, Catherine Rymsha on the podcast. Catherine has a deep background in marketing, communication and program development. In today's show, we break down the A/P/E Model for enhancing leadership decisions. Leaderships skills and behaviors that matter Using vulnerability in a powerful way in your leadership Check out this week's episode and drop u...

What do you do when you have tapped into the minds of over 4,000 success entrepreneurs? You distill that genius into a book that illuminates the trends, tool and decisions that these leaders made to create success. In this podcast snack episode, I interview the host of the popular Entrepreneur on Fire podcast and author, John Lee Dumas as he shares with us some of the key nuggets from his new book...

It's one thing for a leader to know that they need to create boundaries to avoid burnout, it's another thing to know what that actually looks like in real life. Part two of this podcast series walks through the different ways that you can protect yourself from burnout. Let us know if this is helpful.                                  _____________________ For more listening options and several FREE...

Great leaders and entrepreneurs want to make difference. If you are in leadership, you likely want to make a positive impact on the world around you. If you aren't careful, it can lead to you taking on too much responsibility and then feeling the negative affect in your life. Part one of this two part series looks at leader burnout and how leaders get there. Our hope is to inspire you to take care...

This week we talk results with results coach, Brian Lovegrove. Since high school, Brian has studied some of the biggest names in self development. One thing that he noticed in his studies was that most self help didn't equate to results. Brian set out to change that and created five keys to help you go from information to transformation. Brian has a free summit coming up so make sure that check th...

If you are going to do video like a pro, you need to learn from a pro. That's why we brought Karin Reed to the show. Karin went from being an award winning journalist to teaching leaders how to present their best selves on camera as the CEO of Speaker Dynamics. In this interview you will learn: How to use the camera to your advantage in a world that has gone remote (and isn't changing anytime soon...

Busyness is damn near an epidemic. The best way to fight that is to get clear on what the best game is for you to play in life and to create a set of standards to enable you to play your game well. This week, Brandon shares six things to help you reduce busyness and live the life you want to live for you and the people around you that you care about.                                  ______________...

From being a dishwasher to working in consumer finance to the lessons of the great coach John Wooden. This week's episode takes you through Brandon's journey with respect as an employee and as a boss. This week's episode walks you through common ways that leaders disrespect their team and four things that demonstrate respect for your team. To get respect, you have to give it. Check it out.        ...

In the beginning of a new year, you start to think about what changes you want to make to your life to improve yourself.  As you work on your goals and resolutions, take a look at some of the ghosts (limiting beliefs and thought patterns) that you spend time running from that may hold you back from achieving the things that you want to achieve.  This week, Brandon breaks down the most common ghost...

This week, I have the author of Beyond default, David Trafford on the show. David comes to us from the UK and we talk about the myth of the heroic leader and talk about why collective leadership is a strategy that moves businesses to greatness. We break down how you can implement this into your own business and what some of the key building blocks are to getting this right.                        ...

Listening is a critical skill for leadership. It's easy to feel like a good listener until we truly examine how well we do deep listening with those around us. In a leadership setting, there are things that leaders here on a regular basis from their teams that sound innocent. However, if they were to dig deeper, they would recognize that there is more to these statements than meet the eye. This we...

This week's show is to assist you in the fight against Parkinson's Law. The more you expand, the more you potentially waste. In life and with regards to your money. This week, I break six key habits for you to adopt and utilize to ensure that you are intentional with your habits around the area of money. Enjoy the show and let us know what habit stuck out to you the most?   _____________________ F...

Planning. Most leaders know it's important but that doesn't keep them from avoiding it as much as possible.   For a leader, planning builds your credible and connects your team to your business.   This weeks podcast gives you three simple questions to ask yourself and your team to plan your year.    _____________________ For more listening options and several FREE resources provided by New Work Re...

This week I sit down with Evolved Finance's Chief Business Officer, Parker Stevenson.   We talk about  *how to hire a great bookkeeper *how your numbers help you make and save money *3 things you can do right now to improve your businesses financial processes right now.   Check out the show and check out Parker's company Evolved Finance at  https://evolvedfinance.com   _____________________ For mo...

Total Experience Design is about building a business with intention and tram training plays a critical role in this process.   Leaders who are uncommitted to their team's growth, cut corners and spend as little time with their team as possible.   Great leaders overcome the three training myths that I discuss on today's podcast to build a thriving team.   Enjoy the show! _____________________ For m...

As a leader, the interruption train is not a train that you can completely stop but the good news is you can slow it down. This weeks episode gives you some insight into the three things you can do with interruptions when they come and how to minimize these distractions so that you can play your game. _____________________ For more listening options and several FREE resources provided by New Work...