Leadovation

Carlos is a speaker, author, and consultant with over 30 years of experience supporting global corporations, including Mars, Inc., and IBM. He has written two books on teamwork: "Lessons from Mars: How One Global Company Cracked the Code on High-Performance Collaboration and Teamwork" and “Virtual Teams: Holding the Center When You Can’t Meet Face-to-Face.” Both books are based on original researc...

Kait LeDonne is the founder of LeDonne Brands, a personal brand consultancy based in New York, New York, which builds personal executive brands using content marketing strategies through social media. Kait has authored the book "The Attraction Magnet: “The 7 Insider Secrets The World's Biggest Brands Use to Attract Customers Who Can’t-Wait to Buy From Them," regularly featured in national and inte...

Providing second chances to individuals with a criminal past through entrepreneurial, educational, and vocational programs. In this episode, Dean Newlund and James Monahan discuss: Forging a small business incubator. Creation and branding of the prison theme.  Giving back to nonprofits that help the incarcerated or the families of the incarcerated. The legal barriers that felons face after prison....

Erica is the Founder & CEO of Claxon, a marketing firm that helps mission-driven clients unleash the power of words. She hosts the Marketing for Good podcast and teaches at the University of Washington, where she co-directs the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy.  In this episode, Dean Newlund and Erica Mills Barnhart discuss: Searching for and centering on signature words. Brain...

As owner and managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, Domenic helps clients buy and sell businesses across various industries. Since 2005 he’s been personally involved in over 300 transactions for companies with enterprise values of $2 million to $50 million.   Recognizing many business owners didn’t understand the full requirements of a successful exit, acquisition, and scaling processes, he founded...

Akhtar Badshah is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of international development experience, managing a corporate philanthropic program and co-founding a global nonprofit for social enterprise. Dr. Badshah is Chief Catalyst at Catalytic Innovators Group, advising individuals and organizations to catalyze their social and philanthropic investments.     Dr. Badshah is the Distinguished Practit...

Kevin started his career in the accounting software industry and transferred into e-commerce in 2000.  His first startup reached 20M in sales in the online tool industry, and with his experience, he then became the director of eCommerce at Harbor Freight tools, driving business from 30M a year to 100M a year in 2 short years.  Looking for a new challenge, he joined a Safety Supply company and quic...

Jason Abell is a dad and husband who also happens to write and speak from time to time while serving as the President of Rewire Coaching. Nationally recognized for his sales and leadership skills, Jason coaches and presents to thousands of professionals monthly on topics ranging from growth-minded leadership to top salespeople’s mindset, all leading to authentic and sustainable growth.    Rewire p...

Laura A. Davis is the CEO and Founder of Laura A. Davis & Associates, Inc., an Atlanta-based transformational executive coaching, leadership and team development, and DiSC assessment training firm.  Since 1998, Laura has been coaching leaders at all levels of Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies to become more emotionally intelligent, agile, and aware of their role in creating a healthy, engaged co...

Vince Molinaro, Ph. D., is a global leadership adviser, speaker, and researcher on leadership accountability. As the founder and CEO of Leadership Contract Inc., Dr. Molinaro travels the world, helping organizations build vibrant leadership cultures with genuinely accountable leaders. Vince experienced a defining moment early in his career when he saw a respected colleague and mentor succumb to ca...

Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First, is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller.  As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business , Doug has interviewed Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell, and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing,...

Jamie Sussel Turner is a two-time award-winning author, speaker, and ICF credentialed coach. She helps her clients reduce their stress by up to 75%. Jamie has been featured in The New York Times, received an ATHENA Leadership Award nomination, and served as a speaker curator for TEDxAsburyPark. Before becoming a professional coach, Jamie served as a public school educator, including twelve years a...

Frank Ciecierski is president of Resource Action Concepts, Inc. www.rac-coaching.com and Crest Consulting, Coaching, and Training www. Crest-Consulting.com , the past president of NJPCA (New Jersey Professional Coaches Association), and a former adjunct Professor in the MBA Management Program at PACE University in New York City.  Frank does a combination of coaching, training, consulting, and asse...

MIKE GOLDMAN, author of Breakthrough Leadership Team , is a nationally recognized speaker, author and leadership team coach. He has over 30 years of experience consulting and coaching companies that include local entrepreneurs and Fortune 500s. Throughout his career at Accenture and Deloitte Consulting, he helped brands like Verizon, Disney, Polo Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Dillard’s, Liz Claiborne and...

Alison Freeman has been passionate about communication for as long as she can remember. Beginning her professional career as a TV News Journalist, she rapidly grew her knowledge of effective communication skills and realized the lack of quality connection in the business world. With a hunger to advance and the strong belief that she could make a meaningful impact, Alison became a professional comm...

Dr. Nasypany is Director of two graduate programs in athletic training and sports medicine at the University of Idaho. Dr. Nasypany has a private healing/transformation practice where he specializes in the treatment of difficult/chronic conditions. Dr. Nasypany also has created online courses that can empower all humans to activate their inborn greatness through intuition and intention.   In this...

Pascale Brady, founder and President of Global Life Coaching LLC is The Challenge Coach ©.    A business coach and consultant, life coach, and mentor coach with 30+ years of professional experience, both in the corporate world and as an entrepreneur, she guides executives and managers individually or as part of groups or teams to successfully master their challenges and effectively resolve problem...

Born in England, Martin Wheeler walked into his first training hall at the age of nine, a Judo class at the local YMCA in his hometown of Paignton, Devon. At age sixteen he began training in the Hawaiian street fighting system of Ed Parker’s Karate, at the ‘doorman’s academy’ in the same town.    There, he was introduced to Kenpo in bare-knuckle sparring sessions. A year later at the age of sevent...

Phyllis Haynes is an award-winning producer and media personality.  She has served as a media and communications advisor for organizations and corporations in the US and Europe.  She has worked for the last 25 years to help create inclusive environments in institutions including Citibank, NCAA,  At&t, Ernst and Young, and many more.  Currently, she produces and hosts Profonde TV which airs out of...

Kanu Kogod is an Anthropologist. Ph. D., Master Certified Coach, and founder of Bridges in Organizations. She developed and facilitated an award-winning transformational leadership program called Leadership Alchemy for NASA. She has worked with individuals and now teams on transformations. In this fascinating discussion, Kanu talks about four key energy types that govern all behavior, wherein the...

Barry Habib is an American Entrepreneur and frequent Media resource for his Mortgage and Housing expertise.  He is CEO of MBS Highway – the industry’s most highly regarded and recognized tool for transforming salespeople into advisors. He frequently appears  on CNBC and FOX. Barry is two-time Crystal Ball Award Winner for 2018 and 2020 by Zillow and Pulsenomics for the most accurate Real Estate fo...

Joanne offers her clients all the skills and experience she gained in her 20-year career as a marketing and sales executive. She finds her bliss in helping teams and leaders grow, communicate, and achieve. She facilitates team building and communications workshops with organizations interested in developing a true competitive advantage. She also works one-on-one with leaders who communicate in a w...

Sandra Crowe, MA, PCC, the author of Since Strangling Isn't an Option, and “I Didn’t Sign Up for This! 7 Strategies for Dealing With Difficulty in Difficult Times” is a professional speaker, trainer, coach, and facilitator.  Her focus is to impart communications skills to create awareness of ineffective behaviors and to move people and teams forward in their mission. Topics include: “How to Win in...

Katharine Halpin grew up in Mississippi in a dysfunctional family. Because she had demonstrated so much leadership at home, her Dad took her to work on Saturday mornings in his CPA firm when she was about 9-years old. From the baggage she accumulated working for her Dad, she has built a body of work to accelerate the growth of people, teams and companies. She left her CPA career in 1995 to fill a...

About Rebecca Pearson: Rebecca has previously worked for and is now retired from ExxonMobil. Rebecca has demonstrated leadership in creating value for consumers and business to business brands through long term strategy development and execution that grows revenue and strengthens the bottom line. Includes experience at the implementation of strategic marketing programs at the channel level to driv...