Made to Lead

Join Emily Albert-Stauning for an interview with Illinois Leadership Center pro staff employee, Seth Yoder for a conversation about his childhood heroes and leadership experiences. 

How did your childhood hero's influence the way you view leadership? What lessons do you carry from the people, characters, or stories from childhood?  Join Emily Albert-Stauning for an interview with Illinois Leadership Center student employee, Bhavya Pardasani for a conversation about her childhood hero and leadership experiences as a Illinois Leadership Center Employee. 

Ever wondered what it's like to organize a major event as a college student? How about what it's like to mentor other students on campus? Join Made to Lead host Emily Albert-Stauning for an interview with Selena Salgado-Espino & Jordan Brown (Student Leaders/Committee members for The Black and Latinx Leadership Summit 2022) to learn more about student leadership and mentorship on campus. To le...

Join host Emily Albert-Stauning for an interview with Molly McQuaid. Molly is the Wellness Manager for Public Affairs. She drives the development, implementation, and management of centralized mental health and wellness initiatives for the university and coordinates the Wellness Ambassador program. After graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in May 2020, Molly worked part-tim...

What does it mean to turn pain into purpose? Join Made to Lead Host Emily Albert-Stauning for an interview with The University of Illinoi alumni Mike Bushman and Colleen Malany. Colleen Malany founded the J.Kyle Braid Foundation in honor of her son, Kyle who tragically lost his life to suicide as a sophomore in high school. Mike Bushman is author of the book Pain to Purpose. Pain to Purpose sheds...

Join Made to Lead host, Emily for an interview with Dr. Ben Lough of The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (The School of Social Work) about his experiences as a leader in the non-profit sector. 

For more information about exploring Journalism at The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, please visit: https://media.illinois.edu/hands-media/get-involved

For more information about exploring Journalism at The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, please visit: https://media.illinois.edu/hands-media/get-involved

"What can student employment teach us about leadership?" Join host Emily Albert-Stauning as she interviews AJ Paramo, Greer Durham, and Bree Kazinski about their experiences with student employment and leadership at University of Illinois.  Resources mentioned in this episode:  UIUC Job Board:  https://osfa.illinois.edu/types-of-aid/employment/virtual-job-board/ Food insecurity Reso...

"What does leadership in business look like? What can student leaders do to join the business community? What is the relationship between leadership and commercial gain in business?" Join Made to Lead host Emily Albert-Stauning for an interview with Meighan Newhouse CEO and Co-founder of the Inspirant Group Ms. Newhouse is an award winning business aficionado and UIUC alumna. Tune in to better und...

This week on Made to Lead we ask the questions: "What does leadership look like in the arts? How does leadership vary in artistic disciplines? How does leadership impact the way artists tell stories? How do artists represent leadership in their work?" Join Made to Lead host Emily Albert-Stauning as she interviews Assistant Professor Nisi Sturgis (School of Theater at University of Illinois and Awa...

Join Made to Lead host Emily Albert-Stauning she explores the questions "How does stress impact our ability to lead? How can we "hack" our physical response to stress to remain calm under pressure? What are techniques and tools available to mange stress? When should we seek professional help for stress?" This episode features interview with Dr. Christopher Menard - Associate Professor of Psycholog...

"How does one foster trust, respect, and productive when leading a group?"  Join Emily Albert-Stauning for an Interview with Professor Micheal LeRoy (College of Labor and Employment Relations and College of Law at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign) as we explore this key question on episode 2 of the Made to Lead Podcast. 

Welcome to Season 3 of the Made to Lead Podcast brought to you by The Illinois Leadership Center at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Meet season 3 host Emily Albert-Stauning as she begs the questions "What is leadership? How does the world around us influence how we view leadership?"  For more information about the Illinois Leadership Center, please visit: https://leadership.illinois....

In the finale episode of Season 2 of Made to Lead , Felicia closes out Season 2 by reflecting on her own perspectives on leadership, lessons she's learned this year, and answers three questions: "What advice would you give to someone looking to grow as a leader?" "Talk about a challenge or lesson you learned in a leadership role," and "What makes you believe you are made to lead?"  

In this episode of Made to Lead , Felicia is joined by Don Hardin, who was the Head Coach of the Illinois Women's Volleyball Team from 1996-2008. Don currently serves as a visiting lecturer in the Department of Recreation, Sports, and Tourism, where he teaches courses in leadership, ethics, coaching, and sport management. He is also a leadership coach and consultant with the Illinois Leadership Ce...

In this episode of Made to Lead, Felicia is joined by Santanu Rahman, the Co-Director and Head Instructor of the Austin Kung Fu Academy in Austin, Texas. Santanu is an alum of UIUC, who graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor's in Psychology and again in 2000 with a Master's in Higher Education Administration. Santanu discusses his work with the Austin Kung Fu Academy and how he fosters leadership devel...

In this episode of the Made to Lead podcast, Felicia is joined by Tekita Bankhead, the Director of the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (BNAACC) at UIUC. Tekita shares her experiences and challenges of being the first and/or only black woman in various leadership positions, what this entails, and how she's mastered her own leadership style. We expand on what representation in lead...

In this episode of Made to Lead , Felicia is joined by by Ali Morallos, a senior at UIUC studying International Business Management with a minor in Political Science. Ali is a member of the Women’s Golf Team, Philippine Student Association, President of the Illinois Sports Business Conference, and the Women’s Golf Representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Ali talks about how the pa...

In this episode of the Made to Lead podcast, Felicia is joined by Faith Brown, a senior at UIUC studying Dance with a minor in business as well as a certification in Yoga and Leadership Studies. Faith discusses her work establishing Fine and Applied Arts Black and the dance department's Black Advocacy Team, and she shares how these organizations have strived to uplift and strengthen the black arts...

In this episode of the Made to Lead podcast , Felicia is joined by Thomas Romanchek, a senior at UIUC studying Bioengineering, Psychology, and Political Science. Felicia talks to Thomas about his journey starting the Brain Matters Journal, a scientific research journal that covers topics on neuroscience, psychology, and biology. Thomas discusses about the challenges of starting a journal and devel...

In this episode of the Made to Lead podcast, Felicia interviews Ali Mirza, a senior studying Political Science and Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Felicia and Ali talk about the importance of servant leadership and how it differs from society's traditional notions of what leadership looks like. Ali shares his experience applying this practice serving on the University o...

In this episode of Made to Lead, Felicia introduces herself as the new Season 2 host. She shares her leadership journey with the ILC, her mission for this season, and what future guests and leadership topics listeners can look forward to.

In this episode of Made to Lead, Michaela concludes the first season of the podcast with a solo episode. In reflecting on what she has learned in her experience as the host of the Made to Lead podcast, in addition to her journey of exploring leadership and leadership education, she dives into why she believes leadership education matters and how her definition of leadership has evolved and grown o...

In this episode of Made to Lead, Michaela interviews one the Pre-Professional Graduate Assistants for the Illinois Leadership Center, Bianca Lopez. In part two on her interview, Bianca walks us through her journey of student employment and how it has shaped her college experience, from community college to working on her Master's degree at UIUC. She opens up about the barriers she has had to overc...