Leadership Conversations with Jonno White Podcast

Name: Greg Mattiske Current title: Principal Current organisation: Suncoast Christian College Greg has been Principal at Suncoast Christian College for 5 years, having served at the school in a variety of roles since 1997. Married with 3 adult children, Greg enjoys his work a great deal, striving for a healthy approach in life and work that will sustain him and the team he leads for effective serv...

Name: Matt Burrows Current title: CEO Current organisation: Boab Health Services An experienced CEO with a proven track record in outcomes-based project management. Matt has a passion for social justice and enjoys working with diverse peoples to deliver social outcomes for humanity today and for generations to come. Someone who is known for extensive stakeholder management experience and the use o...

Name: Mike Davis Current title: Head of School Current organisation: Colorado Academy Dr. Mike Davis is the eleventh Head of School in Colorado Academy’s more than 110-year history. He has led the CA community in collaborative and innovative projects around curriculum and 21st-century skill-building, teaching, technology, school culture, and administrative structure. He has fostered prudent stewar...

Name: Nathan Jones Current title: Managing Director Current organisation: Improvability Solutions I've been regularly described as a "useful guy to have around". This is because I seem to have a knack for helping solve problems, fix things, and basically improve the capability of the people and teams I work with. I'm the older version of the kid that played with lego and Meccano and gets excited b...

Name: Jordi Mane Capdevila Current title: Managing Director / CEO Current organisation: ARaymond Network Well-rounded real experience as Managing Director for 9 years. Strong bricks of experience in Sales, Marketing and Business Development, Strategy, Business Planning, Sales Ops, and Supply Chain & Manufacturing - all in transformational, innovative, technological, and leading roles. Led Euro...

Name: Steve Druggan Current title: Head of School Current organisation: Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Springside Chestnut Hill Academy has named a new head of school: Stephen L. Druggan, who grew up in Western Pennsylvania and has been a top administrator at private schools in Indonesia and Germany. His appointment, announced Thursday by SCH Academy's board of trustees, will take effect July 1,...

Name: Jeff Henningsen Current title: President Current Organisation: Partner Lockton Companies Houston For more than 26 years Jeff Henningsen has served the insurance needs of entrepreneurs, capital providers, and private equity sponsors, leading insurance due diligence efforts on over 10,000 transactions. Prior to his role in M&A insurance services he spent four years working with Randy Best...

Name: Chris Shorter Current title: City Administrator Current organisation: City of Baltimore A performance-driven executive with over 15 years of experiences providing operations, performance measurement, and change management expertise in the public and nonprofit sectors. Results-focused and effective leader with a proven ability to manage change in public and nonprofit organizations. Talent for...

Name: Andy Lopata Current title: Speaker, Mentor, and Trainer Current organisation: Professional Relationships Strategy Strong professional relationships can help to break down silos within organisations, lead to more and higher quality new leads, uncover hard to find solutions and increase efficiency in a range of areas. Unfortunately those relationships are often left to chance, leaving many fai...

Name: Dr. Emma Burgess Current title: Principal Current organisation: Danebank Anglican School for Girls Principal of Danebank Anglican School for Girls. A strong and visionary educational leader with significant experience in leading independent schools across Australia. Over 25 years of experience in influencing and effecting positive change within complex school environments to deliver outstand...

Name: Jan Terkelsen Current Title: Co-Founder Current organisation: People Leaders I support people to create high-performing habits. I have been an executive coach, consultant, and facilitator in corporate Australia for more than 18 years and I understand what it takes to create sustainable change in one’s life. It takes three things, understanding one’s beliefs, managing emotions, and taking foc...

Name: Jeremy Francese Current title: Founder & President Current organisation: Strategic Branding Studios Shy of 6-years ago my network started asking me for help with branding, marketing, and driving sales online. Unlike my contemporaries, all of which I respect, these folks were not Fortune 500 clients that had millions in marketing to spend. Quite the opposite. These folks were small busine...

Name: Shane Coppin Current title: Chief Executive Officer Current organisation: Presbyterian & Methodist Schools Association Passionate and experienced CEO intent on building teams and transforming sporting organisations and businesses to grow capacity, capability, and self-sufficiency. As a leader, I am focused on the big picture and this is reflected in the instrumental role I played in brin...

Name: Martin G. Moore Current title: Co-Founder Current organisation: Your CEO Mentor Martin G. Moore is a leadership performance expert, author, and podcaster. His book, No Bullsh!t Leadership is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller, and his podcast of the same name has achieved almost 2 million downloads, with listeners in over 100 countries. A former corporate CEO, Moore worked his way up from an e...

Name: Peggy Brookins Current title: President and CEO Current organisation: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Former NBPTS Board member Peggy Brookins, NBCT, joined the National Board as Executive Vice President in December 2014 and was named President & CEO in November 2015. Her long career as an educator includes many national leadership positions and accolades. In July 2014...

Name: Julie Kennedy Current title: Principal Current organisation: Rowville Secondary College I commenced my career in 1991 as a science and physical education teacher. The following year I took on a leadership position and have held at least one leadership role ever since. I completed a Master's in School Leadership in 2010. I was an assistant principal for 11 years and I have just started my sev...

Name: Seth Stein Current title: CEO Current organisation: Eastridge Workforce Solutions In January 2020, Seth was named CEO of Eastridge Workforce Solutions after serving as President of Eastridge Workforce Recruitment since 2013. Stein joined Eastridge as an entry-level sales associate in 1998 and has held virtually every position in its Recruitment Division, including overseeing two of Eastridge...

Name: Gorick Ng Current title: Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Current organisation: The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right Gorick Ng is the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right, a book published by Harvard Business Review Press. It is a guide to help early-career professionals, especially those form u...

Name: Paul Thomas Current title: Clinical Hypnotherapist and Founder Current organisation: Self Help for Life Paul is a clinical hypnotherapist and founder of Self Help for Life. He helps people live their best life today via his blog, YouTube channel, and podcast. Resources mentioned in this episode: Free Download of The Leadership Survival Guide (10 World-Class Leaders Reveal Their Secrets) The...

Name: Beth Blackwood Current title: CEO Current organisation: Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia Beth has been CEO of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia since 2016. Her connection with the independent sector follows 30 years as a teacher of History and Psychology, and 19 years as Principal of Presbyterian Ladies College (PLC), a K–12 independent day...

Name: Bill Miller Current title: CEO and Owner Current organisation: Beelinebill Enterprises Bill Miller is an executive advisor and consultant, speaker, author, and mentor who helps small company CEOs and leadership with a structured approach to people, processes, products, and services. Bill is a 2-time award-winning author of "The Rookie CEO, You Can't Make This Stuff Up!" and is passionate abo...

Name: Doug Gilchrist Current title: City Manager / CAO Current organisation: City of Kelowna Doug has been at the City of Kelowna since 2004 in varying capacities; from Property Officer to Manager of Real Estate, to Acting General Manager and Divisional Director of Community Planning and Strategic Investment, and City Manager in 2018. With more than 20 years of experience in Federal, Provincial an...

Name: Julie Merica Current title: Podcast Host Current organisation: Make Your Damn Bed Podcast Julie Merica is a comedian and ex-teacher from Chicago Illinois and she is also the host of the daily Make Your Damn Bed Podcast. @MYDBpodcast is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. Build momentum - better your life. Each season is 66 days long to encoura...

Name: Mike Ashie Current title: Leadership Consultant Current organisation: Creator On my YouTube channel I help NEW managers become BETTER leaders. And I do this with no nonsense sense... if that makes sense?! Don't get confused between managers and leaders. Managers can be anyone who is given the title. They can be highly qualified but can also be on the opposite end of the spectrum. Leaders on...

Name: Jeff Ward Current title: Founder / President Current organisation: Rhino Advantage, Inc Founder & President of Rhino Advantage, Inc 5 years of college Led sales organizations in varied industries National Motivational Speaker & Trainer in the 1990s Helped hundreds of businesses transition from analog to the new gig economy in the 1990s and early 2000s Today we help individuals and bu...