Make It Count ™ with Tanya Waymire

Leadership gets complicated when the weight of your words actually changes outcomes. In Part 2 of my conversation with Tammy Kling, we continue exploring influence, blind spots, and the responsibility that comes with having a voice people listen to. This conversation moves into the places leaders rarely talk about openly—how words shape culture, how honest conversations expose blind spots success...

Behind every statistic on homelessness is a human story — and leaders like Stephanie Melchert working every day to rebuild lives. How close is most of America to losing their home? In this episode of Make It Count , Tanya Waymire sits down with Stephanie Melchert, CEO of a multimillion-dollar Dallas organization serving individuals experiencing homelessness. Stephanie shares what leadership really...

What if the secret to building a company that scales… is love? In this episode of Make It Count™ , I sit down with Ivo Nelson — entrepreneur, CEO, investor, board member, and one of the most respected leaders in healthcare technology. Ivo built Healthlink into the world’s largest privately held, provider-focused healthcare technology consulting firm before its acquisition by IBM. He has since advi...

Mundo Sanchez sees what others miss. Twice named CFO of the Year, he brings precision to the numbers and vision to the strategy behind them. He improves the bottom line without shrinking the mission. Margin matters to him because stewardship matters. In this conversation, we talk about how he approaches complexity inside growing organizations. Where waste hides. How cash flow tells the truth. Why...

Tammy Kling built Words Are Currency on a premise most people overlook: language shapes outcomes. In Part 1 of this conversation, we step into the weight of words. In business. In leadership. In relationships. In the stories we repeat about ourselves. Tammy is clear that communication is not decoration. It is infrastructure. The words you choose determine what you build and what you break. We talk...

Christopher Teehee is an owner and operator. He’s built and scaled an electrical business with real crews, real timelines, real accountability. He also runs a real estate venture that’s built on execution, not theory. He understands margin because he’s had to earn it job by job, project by project. In this conversation, we talk about how he approaches growth. Hiring. Training. Quality control. Cas...

Michelle Bryan helps people invest in real estate who never thought it was available to them. In this conversation, we talk about access. First properties. Limited capital. Uncertainty around risk. Michelle works with individuals and families who assume real estate investing is reserved for someone else. She walks them through what it actually takes to get in the game. We get into education, under...

Glenis Romero Hargreaves stands with homeowners when loss hits. In this conversation, we talk about what happens after the storm. Fire. Water. Structural damage. The moment when families are trying to stabilize life while navigating a claims process they’ve never had to understand before. Glenis operates as an advocate for the insured. She represents homeowners in the appraisal and claims process,...

Kevin and Marcie Thompson build together. In this conversation, we step into what partnership looks like when it carries weight. Business. Marriage. Capital decisions. Long-term vision. Alignment isn’t assumed. It’s constructed. We talk about roles, trust, and the discipline required when two strong operators share a table. How they navigate growth without splintering focus. How they protect the f...

Sheila Fejeran understands how rooms move. In this conversation, we talk about presence. The kind that isn’t announced. The kind that is recognized. Sheila shares the path that shaped her leadership, the standards she carries into every environment, and the responsibility that comes with influence. We get into decision-making under pressure. Navigating complexity without losing clarity. Holding au...

Birdie Nicksic operates at a level where taste is earned. In this conversation, we talk about how her eye was formed. The discipline behind restraint. The decisions that shape spaces long before a client ever walks through the door. There is a difference between decorating and directing. She understands it. We get into creative authority. Client expectations. Protecting margin without diluting the...

Some people talk about growth. Dustin builds it. In this conversation, Dustin Geroski walks through the evolution from operator to owner, from opportunity to infrastructure. The early bets. The missteps that sharpened judgment. The discipline required when scale stops being exciting and starts being expensive. We get into what it actually means to build something that lasts. Capital decisions. Tal...