Real Leaders Podcast

Nick Dyner is the CEO of Moleaer, who is responsible for the largest deployment of nanobubbble technology in the world. Over 90% of our world's fresh water is consumed by agriculture and Moleaer's nanobubbles are a cost-effective solution to the chemicals that tarnish land and waste streams. In this episode learn about Nick's 3 pillars of leadership, what drives an effective organization, and why...

Mackey McNeil is the Founder of Mackey, The Prosperity People, and Why Settle.  90% of American Businesses are family owned or controlled. On today's episode, Mackey McNeil shares practical advice and assessments you can do to avoid losing your temper, relatives, and business. McNeil also shares why it's important to know who you are and to live your values so that you can avoid worrying all...

Eric Jacobsen is a serial entrepreneur and Founder & Conductor of Purpose at Gratitude Railroad who shares his journey to the impact economy, defines the purpose of business, and what separates an advanced leader from a traditional one. On this episode get to learn from how an impact investor on what makes a good impact investment in an entrepreneur and her company. --> Apply for the Real L...

Tynesia Boyea-Robinson is an entrepreneur, Six Sigma blackbelt, and technologist who is on a mission to transform business' role in society. On this episode she shares her perspective as a practitioner in social impact consulting and investing to help prepare your business for the role it will inevitably have to play in the future. --> Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: htt...

Manoj Sinha is the Founder and CEO of Husk Power Systems who grew up in rural India with no electricity to now empowering villages across all of India to provide affordable, local, and sustainable energy. In this episode we discuss Minoj's theory of change, entrepreneurial scars, and the mindset that it takes to persevere through the obstacles. Learn more about Husk Power Systems at: https://huskp...

Kerry Siggins is the CEO of StoneAge Tools and Host of the Reflect Forward podcast. Kerry has an inspiring comeback story from an overdose to a growing a multi-million dollar company. The secret ingredient? Ownership. Learn in this episode how to become responsible for yourself and your employees.  Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: https://members.real-leaders.com/become...

Simon Leslie is the Founder and CEO of Ink who shares in this episode how to keep a beginners mindset, build confidence in your sales force, and his biggest learning lessons from failure.  Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: https://members.real-leaders.com/become-a-member Take your leadership to the next level at https://members.real-leaders.com/product/annual-subscriptio...

Ken Blanchard is the co-author of more than sixty-five books, including the iconic  The One Minute Manager , with combined sales of over 23 million copies. He was inducted into Amazon’s Hall of Fame as one of the top twenty-five best­selling authors of all time. An Inc. Magazine Top 100 Leadership Speaker, Randy Conley is a contributing author of three books. His award-win...

1 metric ton of carbon = 1 carbon credit. What are carbon credits and why are they increasing in popularity so fast? What is Carbon Finance? Jeremy Manion takes us behind the curtain to learn why carbon credits are important, how they're being built, and where these projects can be found. This interview is available in video format in Spotify.

Through Sustainable Brands, KoAnn and her team lead the global conversation about how 21st century brands can, and are delivering new business value through innovation for environmental and social purpose. 

John Register was gunning for the '96 Olympics when he suffered an extreme leg injury on the last hurdle in the qualifying round. This injury would be the last the last time he would ever compete, run, or walk on two of his own legs. Days later he would have to embrace a new normal. This realization is now a concept all of the world will have to accept. On this episode, learn how to lead in the pr...

Gold Darr Hood is the Founder and CEO of 4EarthApp that is on a mission to save the planet. 4EarthApp uses tech for good to close the communication loop between customers and companies on the global platform in order to incentivize operational business practice improvement towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. You can learn more about their app at: https://www.4earthapp.com/

Laura-Huckabee Jennings is the CEO of Transcend who leads Leadership Development programs, Executive coaching, strategic facilitation, and executive management partnering. Successful engagements include a wide range of industries from Specialty Materials, Food Production, and Aerospace to Higher Education and Public Utilities. Laura is a highly-rated public speaker on leadership topics such as Fea...

Natalie Nixon, PhD is a creativity strategist, global keynote speaker and author. As president of Figure 8 Thinking, LLC she advises leaders on transformation- by applying wonder and rigor to amplify growth and business value. Natalie is one of Real Leaders' "Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World for 2022". She is the author of the award-winning The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation...

What is ESG Intelligence is? Steven is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Veracity. He regularly advises business leaders worldwide on political and corruption risk issues in emerging markets. He has extensive experience in the mining, energy, and telecommunications sectors and has presented at venues including the World Economic Forum, the World Bank, and Harvard Business School. In July 2013,...

Scott Marshall joins the show today to discuss why Semester at Sea, the largest floating campus is going Net Zero. In Scott's role as the President and CEO, he is responsible for the overall strategic direction and financial well-being of the Institute for Shipboard Education and the Semester at Sea program. He works to advance the mission of Semester at Sea and ensure sustainable revenue in partn...

It's been a year... Simon Mainwaring rejoins the show to discuss his new book Lead With We, a blueprint for doing business better in a challenged world. It not only examines why we must all do business differently in today’s market, but provides the critical how in terms of scaling social and environmental solutions that also drive business growth. Get a sneak peek of this riveting novel on consci...

Dorie Clark, named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, Dorie is a keynote speaker and teaches for Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She's the author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You, and Stand Out - named the #1 Leadership Book of the year by Inc. magazine, and contributes frequently for the Harvard Business Review.  Join the Real Le...

Maya Winkelstein is the CEO of Open Road Alliance, an impact investment initiative designed to ensure that companies addressing the world’s greatest challenges continue to scale without interruption. Since its inception in 2012, Open Road has provided over $60 million in loans and grants keeping over $600 million of impact on track. Join the Real Leaders Impact Collaborative — member-driven CEO Pe...

Kym Gold, cofounder of True Religion jeans joins the Real Leaders podcast to share her hard learned lessons of entrepreneurship. After starting 5 fashion companies and selling True Religion for just under $1B, she moved her love of fashion to the home industry with the hatching of a luxury ceramics brand called Style Union Home . Started during COVID and on track for a first $1M revenue year. Her...

Sheila Stafford joins the Real Leaders podcast to share how to lead  Her text based HR tool for manufacturing brings technology to the 90% of the workforce that doesn't typically benefit from it. Imagine how crazy it would be to an auto manufacturer now who has to shut down factories because there are no chips. How do you tell, 10,000 employees. "Be Here!" "Don't be Here" - they have no corpo...

Martin Luther King III is the eldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and has dedicated his life to furthering his father’s message of nonviolent social change. Following in his father’s footsteps, Martin served as the fourth President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 1997 to 2004, where he led conversations around police brutality. He now serves as the Chairman of the Drum Major I...

Jim and Jackie Iversen rejoin the Real Leaders Podcast to shed light to the alternative remedies for patients suffering from the symptoms of the SARS-COV-2 virus. Learn more about their business approach, pathway to FDA approval, and other remedies for alcohol hangover prevention and opioid withdrawal symptoms at sen-jam.com . Join the Real Leaders Impact Collaborative — member-driven CEO peer gro...

Garry O. Ridge is Chairman and CEO of WD-40 Company. He joined WD-40 Company in 1987 and held various leadership positions in the company before being appointed to CEO in 1997. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego where he teaches the principles and practices of corporate culture in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership program. He is passionate about the learning...

Are we getting far enough fast enough? Simon Mainwaring rejoins the show to discuss his new book Lead With We, a blueprint for doing business better in a challenged world. It not only examines why we must all do business differently in today’s market, but provides the critical how in terms of scaling social and environmental solutions that also drive business growth. Get a sneak peek of this rivet...