Lead Into It

It's time for a coffee break! Take a break with a short clip of previous Lead Into It episodes--short enough for your coffee break and energizes you for the rest of the day. During this coffee break, listen to part of Episode 12: Own your Mess with Scott Miller , where he talks about the importance of listening as a leader. Specifically, he goes into the difference between listening to respon...

In this episode, I sit down with Andre Young, speaker, author, trainer, and Founder of You Evolving Now, LLC, to talk about his experience as a leader and his book, 7 Ways to Lead . Our conversation is FULL of tangible tools to take with you as you lead your teams or in your day-to-day life.  During our conversation, we talk about the common complaint, “Our leaders don’t know how to lead!” and wor...

It's time for a coffee break! Take a break with a short clip of previous Lead Into It episodes--short enough for your coffee break and energizes you for the rest of the day. During this coffee break, listen to part of Episode 3 Leadership Coaching and Difficult Conversations with Brooke Brzozowske, where she talks about her experience with being an authentic leader and how she used this to em...

I firmly believe that leaders can exist in many different ways, not only with a manager or director title. Meet Melissa Chiranky-Bozich— Choreographer, Class studios instructor, former NBA dance, and NHL Ice Girl. Her mission is to share her love for dance with everyone in the world and make dance accessible for anyone, anywhere.  During our conversation, we talk about her dance background, how sh...

It's time for a coffee break! Take a break with a short clip of previous Lead Into It episodes--short enough for your coffee break and energizes you for the rest of the day. During this coffee break, I revisit Episode 4 with my grandfather’s, Floyd Greco, speech “Make It Happen.” The speech is read by my dad, Chris Greco.  Floyd worked his way up from being an hourly worker to a senior execut...

Is it possible to be in a leadership role (or any role) and learn how to be stress-free? YES and  Rhonda Williams, also known as the Stress-Free Leader,  teaches us how! In this conversation, Rhonda and I talk about what she learned about stress and life and work priorities while in leadership roles and her simple method, called the 5 C's, to help overcome the stress in her role. Rhonda holds...

It's time for a coffee break! Take a break with a short clip of previous Lead Into It episodes--short enough for your coffee break and energizes you for the rest of the day. During this coffee break, listen to part of Episode 17: Selfless Leadership with Tim Scott , where Tim talks about his leadership style before he embraced selfless (or servant) leadership and after with some examples. Lis...

In this week’s episode, I talk with Joe Delaney, a Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps with over 28 years of service. He currently leads the Marine Forces Pacific Information Environment (IE) Directorate. Don’t worry if you aren’t in the military or familiar with military terminology, this episode has something for all types of leaders. Joe talks about how he decided to become an officer in the Marin...

Listen to part of Episode 2: Preparing to Lead with Ken Bryson, retired USAF Colonel, where we talk about his notebook methodology as well as how he prepares for meetings.  Listen to the entire episode here _______________________________________ www.leadintoit.co   Reach out to Sara: hello@leadintoit.co   Instagram: @leadintoit Facebook: @leadintoit Logo Design: Kamry Rose Creative, kamryrosecrea...

Do you feel stuck? Trying to figure out what your passion is? Don’t even know where to start? This is the perfect episode for you.  In this episode, I talk with Jason Barnaby, founder of Fire Starters Inc , where he helps others unleash their potential, overcome limiting beliefs and inspire action. We talk in-depth about his book, Igniting the Fire Starter Within .  We also talk about what he lear...

Listen to part of Episode 5: Learning to Lead with Maggie Hamilton where Maggie describes some of the challenges she encountered during her first leadership position and how she learned to overcome them. Listen to the entire episode here . Maggie’s Instagram: @maggieannham _______________________________________ www.leadintoit.co   Reach out to Sara: hello@leadintoit.co   Instagram: @leadintoit Fa...

Do you sometimes feel like you're chasing a job title or the next best role in your career? What if there was a different way of approaching your career? Michelle Williams and I tackle this topic with her concept of a bucket list career in addition to other amazing pieces of advice and tips she's learned throughout her career. Michelle is currently the Director of Strategy, Planning, and...

Happy 2021! In this week’s solo episode, I share ways I have learned how to make life happen for me instead of letting life happen to me. You will also hear what you can expect from Lead Into It for this year  This is a great episode for anyone who wants to make 2021 their year by setting goals and aligning their day-to-day lives to reach those goals.  _______________________________________ www.l...

This week’s episode is a continuation of Episode 25 but in this episode, I share some of my favorite leadership lessons and advice from some of my guests listed below. (Time stamps are below for you to use to go directly to that part of the episode.)   Excerpt from Episode 18: “Yes and” with Emily Zawisza :  3:38 - 4:58 Excerpt from Episode 12. Own your Mess with Scott Miller :  4:59 - 12:20 Excer...

In this week’s episode, I share three things I have learned during this past year through experiences or during these podcast interviews.  This episode is perfect for those who want to reflect on this past year, hear some tips and learn how to prepare for 2021.  Look for Part 2 on December 22nd!  _______________________________________ www.leadintoit.co   Reach out to Sara: hello@leadintoit.co   I...

In this week’s episode, I sit down with Jessica Katz, a trainer, mentor and coach through Liberated Elephant. Jessica is passionate about working with individuals, teams, leaders, and organizations to help people discover and nurture their authentic selves. During our conversation, we talk about how to talk about what agile means, elephants in the room (or liberating them!) why change management i...

In this week’s episode, I sit down with Sara Harper who is a Major in the US Air Force and a Public Affairs Officer with diverse leadership experience at all levels. She is also one of my greatest friends as well as a huge Auburn University fan.  During our conversation, we talk about different leadership lessons she’s learned throughout her career and how she developed her leadership style.  This...

In this week’s episode, I sit down with Niki Harris to talk about her research about antiracism in the workplace and leadership identity development.  Niki Harris is a Senior Executive Assistant at Southwest Airlines. Her passion is utilizing her CliftonStrengths themes of Deliberative, Intellection, Analytical, Relator, and  Connectedness to walk alongside others through the daily rigors of profe...

In this week’s episode, I sit down with Cliff Buford, a blogger, writer, leadership coach and podcast host to learn about his journey and approach to leadership.  Cliff Buford stepped into his first leadership role at 22 years old within Ground Operations of a major US airline. Over the course of 11 years, Cliff had much success in leadership. He decided to ditch the traditional style of leadershi...

It has been one year since I started working on the Lead into It Podcast!  In this episode, I share my experience with my journey on the podcast, what this past year has taught me, and how I have been leaning into what I can control. Reach out: leadintoitpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @leadintoit Logo Design: Kamry Rose Creative, kamryrosecreative@gmail.com     DISCLAIMER: Any opinions or comments m...

In this week's episode, I sit down with a friend of mine, Brewa Kennedy, and we talk about one of his favorite books, “Necessary Endings” by Dr. Henry Cloud and how it relates to leadership and leading your own life.  Brewa is masterful at building meaningful relationships and wields his gifts of strategic thinking and influence to effect desired personal and business outcomes. A Gallup-Certi...

In this week's episode, I sit down with the super funny Emily Zawisza, and we talk about her journey into the improv world, her work at Four Day Weekend, and how to use improv’s method of “yes and” in your work and day to day life.    After college, Emily enrolled in the Four Day Weekend Theater’s improv training center and was immediately hooked. This motivated her to move to Chicago to cont...

On this week's episode, I sit down with Tim Scott, to talk about his book, “The Table Maker,” a fable on work and meaning with underlying themes of leadership. We also about what he has learned in his journey of leadership and how the mistakes he made during this journey led him to the leadership methodology he uses today.  Tim Scott is a husband and father as well as a storyteller with exten...

On this week’s episode, I had an amazing conversation with Monica Rockstroh,  a professional career pep talker based in Chicago, Illinois. We talk tips and advice that Monica has about job hunting, LinkedIn, and salary negotiation during this time of the pandemic. Interviewing well and negotiating hard have been vital career skills for Monica as she routinely moves across oceans to somewhere new,...

 On this week's episode, I had an amazing conversation with Marisa Santoro,  CEO and Founder,  In Our Shoes ™ and Gutsy Leadership™ Academy, and we talk about tangible ways you can be your authentic self while in the workplace and how to communicate with intention. Marisa is a former IT Executive on Wall Street who has over 21 years of experience in corporate roles and leadership.  She is the...