Speak as a Leader

You want to become the go-to authority in your industry. TED can open that door for you. But where do you start? How can you land a TEDx talk? I reveal all in this episode, based on my experience of landing and delivering 2 TEDx talks! I’m your host,  Nausheen I. Chen . I’m a leadership communications coach. I’ve helped 70+ leaders in 6 countries speak confidently on stage, on camera and in p...

How do you lead a team at 21? You make many mistakes and then learn from them. Yurii Veremchuk, Head of Business Growth at Woodpecker joined a fledgling startup in a team of 15 and helped turbocharge its growth to a publicly-traded company.  And today, he tells us how he speaks as a leader. I’m your host,  Nausheen I. Chen , a leadership communications coach from the world of Fortune 50...

Ashley Faus is the director of integrated product marketing at Atlassian.  And she's built a strong personal brand as a leader inside and outside her company. Her writing has been published on TIME, Forbes, MarketingProfs and she has a strong presence on LinkedIn.  We talk about how she curates her public persona and has learned to speak as a leader. I’m your host,  Nausheen I. Chen...

Sammar Farooqi has a dream resume.  Current: Head of Strategy, Cloud Innovation & Business Development at SAP. And past: IBM, KPMG and Deloitte.  We talk about the ONE thing Sammar has learned working at world-class companies - how he's used his voice to earn authority at each one. If you enjoy this episode, please take 5 seconds to give us 5 stars. As a young podcast, you have no id...

There isn't a single thing this man can't do.  ✅ High-profile speaker  ✅ Entrepreneur Magazine's Expert in Residence  ✅ Teacher at one of America's best universities  ✅ Coach for entrepreneurs  ✅ Podcast host  ✅ Writer  ✅ I could totally go on...    But to be honest, these labels don't define Terry Rice .  You just need to meet him.  Or...

2022 was a year of new beginnings for me. I re-invented myself as a public speaking coach. I also launched this podcast - Speak as a Leader - which is now on it’s 13th episode - so it’s lucky number 13, and we’re going into 2023 - so it’s a great time to look back at some of the INCREDIBLE - and I mean TRULY incredible people that I’ve had the privilege of talking to! You’ve heard senior directors...

Leaders NO LONGER have authority by default.  Nikolai Sirmai became a team leader very early on in his career at Unilever.  And he didn't always have it easy.   "Why should I listen to you?' They asked.   He came up with an answer.  He talks about how he led in these early challenging situations in this podcast.   I’m your host,  Nausheen I. Chen . I’m a leadersh...

I met Lynn when she was the Senior Director for Global Logistics at Walmart and we worked on a video project together. She was one of those leaders who could walk into a room and light it up with her smile, her positive attitude and her clarity.  In this episode of Speak as a Leader , Lynn talks about how leadership works at Walmart and how speaking as a leader has deeply impacted her career...

The #1 reason why most presentations are AWFUL:  The presenter sounds like a robot.  These two gentleman know how to make that emotional connection with the audience when they talk. Lee Oughton and Tim Wenzel (at Meta/Facebook) are two extraordinary people advocating for something ordinary. Kindness.   And what that really means when you speak.  I’m your host,  Nausheen I....

Jenny Wood is no ordinary human. She's an energetic, unapologetic POWERHOUSE of a human being. She's also the Director of Americas Media Operations at Google, where she's worked for 16 years! She talks to me about how she grew in her career at Google, how she built her personal brand and her trademark framework for delivering outstanding presentations.  I’m your host,  Nausheen I. Chen ....

Today it's just me and you. I wanted to tell you my story. I’m your host,  Nausheen I. Chen . I’m an executive public speaking coach. But I took the long way there.  If you enjoy this episode, please take 10 seconds to give us 5 stars. As a young podcast, you have no idea how MUCH of a difference your review would make in getting us discovered by others who might enjoy Speak as a Leader....

MYTH: A manager isn't bad if they're "hard" on people but deliver results.  REALITY: A manager who is bad with people is a bad manager.   I talk to bestselling author of Lead From the Heart , Mark C. Crowley who makes a strong case for why you don’t need to choose between being good to people and business results.   If you enjoy this episode, please take 10 seconds to give us 5 star...

Jamie Martin leads Leadership. You read that right. He trains the leaders of tomorrow at the Center for Australian Army Leadership and he shares some truly fascinating lessons from the battlefield and beyond. I’m your host,  Nausheen I. Chen . I help CEOs become public speaking powerhouses. If you enjoy this episode, please take 10 seconds to give us 5 stars. As a young podcast, you have no i...

Women use WAY MORE words than men at work. So what does that really mean for female leaders? I speak with Dr Alessandra Wall , clinical psychologist, coach and founder of Noteworthy , with 15 years of experience in coaching female leaders. I’m your host, Nausheen I. Chen- a leadership communications coach for Fortune 500 companies. I’ve helped 70+ leaders in 6 countries speak confidently on s...

What happens when you’re a shy introvert AND the COO of a fast growing startup?  You step up.   This is how Dallas Kostna did it.  He’s been to MIT, Cornell and the Wharton school.  He's been a VP in the financial sector and now a COO. But you wouldn’t know it because Dallas is genuinely the most humble leader I’ve ever had the pleasure of talking to.  I’m your host, ...

Today is a special day. It’s our third episode at Speak as a Leader and I have my FIRST female leader guest. Georgia Watson is an international enablement and learning leader at IBM with a passion for innovation and inclusion. Her multicultural leadership experience is kind of jaw dropping - she's led teams across Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe, and has adapted her leadership style,...

What's leadership in the US military really like?  (To be honest, I never thought I'd be asking this question. You'll find out why in the podcast!) Jared Johnson is someone who's certainly be able to talk a lot about this (and candidly)! Jared has a long and rewarding history in the US Air Force and the Pentagon. He is now the CEO at Arlandria Consulting , where he has the ambitious goal of "...

I love public speaking. But most people don't. What better way to start off a podcast on public speaking than to invite a leader who hates it? Chris Piper is no ordinary CMO. He's built a marketing agency, launched his own patented product at CES, and helped grow several 8 and 9-figure businesses. At Scribe Media , Chris has helped scale the company from low 7-figures to mid-8, from 19 people to 1...

Hi, I'm Nausheen and I'm your host for the Speak as a Leader podcast! Here you'll learn how to express your expertise as a leader fearlessly on any stage. Every week I talk to leaders from Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, visionaries, TEDx speakers and even leaders who have worked at the Pentagon. I ask them what speaking as a leader means to them: how they have learned to communicate as a le...