Prepare4Growth

Leading from what you are actually built for

The leadership quality most misunderstood by high performers

Control is often fear in disguise

The voice that quietly shapes your leadership

Seeing the blind spot you can’t see

What failure teaches, if you let it....

What's actually fueling you?

Belonging is an inside job.

The certainty that quietly closes you down. Welcome to Week 2 (Awareness Phase)

The most important leadership decision happens before you speak.

What if the work you do is more than a job....what if it’s your contribution to the world? In this episode of Prepare4Growth , host Richard Outram sits down with Mark Andrew Steiner, Co-founder and CEO of GigSalad, to explore the deeper meaning of work, leadership, and human connection. Mark has built a platform that empowers performers, creators, and event professionals to do what they love, but...

Welcome to the Prepare4Growth Podcast—where we share wisdom bytes that elevate conscious leadership, humanity, learning, and purpose. In today’s conversation, we explore a truth that often goes unspoken in leadership circles: The quality of your leadership is deeply connected to how you feel—physically, mentally, and emotionally. We spend so much time sharpening strategy and driving results… but r...

In this episode of Prepare4Growth , we’re walking into sunshine with Brit Funk pioneer Camelle Hinds, Co-Founder of Central Line and Bassist, Vocalist/Songwriter, as we explore how rhythm, resilience, and purpose shaped one of the UK’s most soulful musical movements, and the leadership lessons that still inspire us today. From London’s funk basements to international charts — Camelle Hinds and Cen...

On January 27th, we kicked off 2026 with a powerful podcast conversation in collaboration with Women Executive Leadership (WEL). I had the privilege of interviewing Leah Carpenter — C-Suite healthcare executive and champion of governance, operational excellence, and patient-centered care. But this discussion wasn’t about titles. It was about designing a whole life . We explored questions every wom...

In this conversation with Ranae Van Roekel, founder of Connecting to Cope, and a transformed felon, we explore how leaders can better identify pain in others, and create spaces through self-care, education and community, where healing and transformation are possible. This is a deeply courageous and vulnerable conversation with an Advocate, Mother and Grandmother who lived through severe trauma and...

In this conversation with Patti Boyle, Executive Coach and Founder of Pure Potential Consulting, we explore how to design a career that truly reflects who you are - your strengths, your values and your purpose. Patti shares powerful frameworks, Ai driven tools, and timeless principles to help navigate change, reignite joy, and lead with impact. If you are ready to "Thrive with Purpose",...

In this conversation with Dr. Keith D. Dorsey, board member, researcher, and author of " The Boardroom Journey " we explore groundbreaking insights on the future of governance, diversity, and leadership, including the four strategies women have successfully used to access corporate boards, and how purpose-driven leaders can create lasting impact from the boardroom out. This is a must lis...

In this conversation with George Pita, retired Fortune 300 CFO, a current serving Independent Board Member and Audit Committee Chair for a public company, as well as Board Member & Strategic Advisor to private and public companies, we discuss role clarity and essential skills required of board members in the areas of financial acumen, strategic financial oversight, audit governance, financial...

In this conversation with Michael Stickler, publisher, best-selling author, and the founder of Leadership Books, we explore the power of story, how a book can become the launchpad for both influence and impact, and the deeper role publishing plays in elevating conscious leadership. If you’ve ever wondered how to turn your story into something bigger than yourself, perhaps thought leadership into m...

Most people imagine early retirement as the ultimate reward for years of hard work—but for many high achievers, it triggers a profound identity crisis no one prepares them for. In this deeply revealing Prepare4Growth conversation, Nick Sheldon takes us inside his unexpected descent through the five stages of post-career collapse : the euphoric Honeymoon, the creeping Drift, the painful Disconnecti...

In this conversation with Nancy Griffin, CFP EPC Founder of Women, Worth & Wellness and advocate for holistic wealth and women's empowerment, we discuss the importance of health and self worth and how central these are to financial growth and power. Nancy's wisdom bytes are rooted in this powerful alignment of pillars of well being that can create unstoppable change for women, their fa...

What does it take to lead with purpose through decades of change? Joe Harris of Double Exposure shares how music, humility, and unity built a lasting legacy — and what leaders today can learn from his journey. From humble beginnings in Philadelphia to the global dance floors of the 1970s, Joe Harris and Double Exposure defined an era with their timeless hit “Ten Percent.” In this episode, Joe shar...

In this conversation with Ash Seddeek, Co-founder & Chief Excitement Officer of the Executive Greatness Institute, Best Selling Author, Leadership Communications Coach, and Strategist for some of the world's leading organizations, he shares his wisdom bytes about the power of communication as a leadership lever to inspire, engage, and create lasting impact, and how great leaders cultivate...

In this conversation with David Price, Founder & CEO of The Price Group, we discuss the foundational building blocks of building a scalable legacy, including personal habits, mindset shifts , core values and leadership systems required to achieve accelerated growth. This is a must listen to episode for entrepreneurs, including those in the insurance industry, who need to navigate growth and sc...

In this conversation with Dominic George, Leadership Coach for Black Male Executives and author of a recently published book "The Authentic Edge Without Losing Yourself: A Leadership Guide for Black Men Moving from Middle Management to the Executive Table", we discuss how his movement anchored on faith and perseverance is helping leaders to rising through corporate ranks, breaking throug...