Strategies for Tomorrow's Leaders

Introducing our special guest for today, Michael Pietrack - a renowned recruiter with a stellar track record, generating over $14M in career production spanning 15 years. As a sought-after keynote speaker, trainer, and best-selling author, Michael's expertise and ability to articulate his methodology set him apart. Join us as we delve into the topic of Building a Legacy of Engagement with Michael....

On today's episode of Strategies, I am honored to introduce our guest, Robert Jordan. Robert is the CEO of InterimExecs, a company that matches top executives with businesses worldwide. He is a renowned author, having written several books including How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America and Right Leader Right Time: Discover Your Leadership Style for a Winning Career an...

On today's episode of Strategies, I am honored to introduce our guest, Robert Jordan. Robert is the CEO of InterimExecs, a company that matches top executives with businesses worldwide. He is a renowned author, having written several books including How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America and Right Leader Right Time: Discover Your Leadership Style for a Winning Career an...

The pandemic has been one of the toughest times for the hotel industry, yet some businesses have been able to not just survive but thrive during these times. Here's the second part of my interview with business strategist,  Vimal Patel  - a leading hotelier and expert in all aspects of the hospitality business.  Show notes: 1:50 What Vimal wanted to accomplish about moving into larger scale proper...

The hotel industry has been one of the most negatively impacted sectors by the  pandemic. Our guest today is no other than leading hotelier, Vimal Patel - a brilliant business strategist and an expert in all aspects of the business of hospitality. In this interview, learn the strategies Vimal took to successfully scale his business in unsettling times. Shownotes:  2:08 How Vimal got into the hotel...

In this episode, Mike Lejeune speaks to Mike Evans, Founder of Fixer. Prior to establishing Fixer, Mike founded another business, GrubHub, in his spare bedroom and grew it into the online food delivery colossus that is a household name. Learn about Mike's story and how he turned a hobby into a business, the steps he took and the lessons he learnt  along the way while he grew his startup into a mul...

In this episode, Mike Lejeune speaks to Mike Evans, Founder of Fixer. Prior to establishing Fixer, Mike founded another business, GrubHub, in his spare bedroom and grew it into the online food delivery colossus that is a household name. Learn about Mike's story and how he turned a hobby into a business, the steps he took and the lessons he learnt along the way while he grew his startup into a mult...

This episode features a very special guest, Mohammad Anwar, CEO of Softway. Ten years from its inception, Mohammad was able to grow his business employing over 300 people while earning multi-million dollars in revenue. Until, five years ago, Softway came very close to complete failure. This incident led Mohammad to begin a personal transformation journey. Learn about Mohammad's new, people-first f...

This episode features a very special guest, Mohammad Anwar, CEO of Softway. Ten years from its inception, Mohammad was able to grow his business employing over 300 people while earning multi-million dollars in revenue. Until, five years ago, Softway came very close to complete failure. This incident led Mohammad to begin a personal transformation journey. Learn about Mohammad's new, people-first f...

Here's the second part of my interview with Stan Goss. In this podcast we talked about  unconditional courage in leadership. Stan has enjoyed a thirty year career as a Master Executive Coach, working nationally and internationally with Senior Leaders in the arena of Leadership and Leadership Development. Stan has worked with CEO's in a wide variety of organizations including Oil and Gas, Banking,...

We are thrilled to have Stan Goss on this podcast to discuss about learning and unconditional courage in leadership. Stan h as enjoyed a thirty year career as a Master Executive Coach, working nationally and internationally with Senior Leaders in the arena of Leadership and Leadership Development. Stan has worked with CEO's in a wide variety of organizations including Oil and Gas, Banking, Health...

Dr. Rob Pennington helps leaders and teams improve performance through a better balance of authority and collaboration. He received the highest evaluations from ExxonMobil each year for 34 years for their multi-day, highly interactive seminars, Successfully Managing the Stress of Change and Successful Work Relationships.  Show notes: 0:55 The need to be heard 5:05 Creating an atmosphere of hope 9:...

Dr. Rob Pennington helps leaders and teams improve performance through a better balance of authority and collaboration. He received the highest evaluations from ExxonMobil each year for 34 years for their multi-day, highly interactive seminars, Successfully Managing the Stress of Change and Successful Work Relationships.  Show notes: 2:00 Finding the upside of the down times 5:50 Managing stress d...

Fred Caldwell is the President and CEO of Caldwell Companies, a fully integrated residential and commercial real estate firm founded in 1990 and based in Houston, Cypress, The Woodlands and College Station. Fred serves on several foundations and Texas A&M University boards as well as serving on the JH Ranch International and Everlasting Adventures boards. He is author of "Flying Your Business,...

Watch this episode of Strategies of Tomorrow's Leaders featuring Thecia Jenkins, Certified Emotional Intelligence and DiSC Consultant, as she talks about Emotional Intelligence in Leadership. Show notes: 1:50 How Thecia's interest in Emotional Intelligence started 3:20 Using EQ as the foundation 5:15 Thecia's advice on how to become more aware of emotional responses on circumstances that one might...

Because when we figure out where your devotion lies…everything else is just noise. Helping speakers build the businesses of their dreams! Jane works with people who speak for a living to position effectively, earn higher fees, build their brand and platform, engage prospects with unique marketing materials and build a successful long term business. 2:02 Looking back at what happened in 2020 5:35 T...

Amazon-bestseller author, Ralf Specht, called " a visionary business leader " by FastCompany Press, is the creator of the Soul System™, a framework that aligns value-creating employee action with broader corporate strategy through shared understanding & shared purpose. He introduces a new language of success into the world of business based on his mission to make the leadership behaviors which...

Amazon-bestseller author, Ralf Specht, called " a visionary business leader " by FastCompany Press, is the creator of the Soul System™, a framework that aligns value-creating employee action with broader corporate strategy through shared understanding & shared purpose. He introduces a new language of success into the world of business based on his mission to make the leadership behaviors which...

Everyone is capable of accomplishing extraordinary things. Leading from the Jumpseat enables us to embrace this inevitability. Leading from the Jumpseat is a metaphor for how we can choose to lead. It's  about the journey we take so we can hand over control to others, who are then equipped to continueforward. Peter Docker, co-author of  Find Your Why  and formerly a founding Igniter at Simon Sinek...

Everyone is capable of accomplishing extraordinary things. Leading from the Jumpseat enables us to embrace this inevitability. Leading from the Jumpseat is a metaphor for how we can choose to lead. It's  about the journey we take so we can hand over control to others, who are then equipped to continueforward. Peter Docker, co-author of Find Your Why and formerly a founding Igniter at Simon Sinek I...

It's important to get the right people in the right roles to create an engaging culture. Rhamy Alejeal shares the important step that leaders many times lose sight of: Strengthening Processes to bring clarity to actions that drive performance.    Rhamy founded People Processes, a provider of integrated, automated HR systems, on October 1st, 2009. Rhamy and his team work with hundreds of companies...

The most needed discussion today is "how do I manage a remote workforce, especially one that has been forced into the role rather than a volunteer." This podcast looks at what and how do we convey expectations of team members working from home, what we should expect from them and what should they expect of us.  Dave Nerz is President of NPA Worldwide network, and industry-leading cooperative compr...

Some companies focus on the development of employees and some excel at it. As the founder and chief executive officer of Exact Staff Inc., Karenjo Goodwin is passionate about releasing the talents and gifts of her team. Her philosophy of going beyond in connection by serving others and helping people grow has skyrocketed the organization into the ranks of the fastest-growing companies in the count...

Terri Ivers has worked for a number of world-renowned engineering and construction companies and has over 35 years of extensive international project and business management experience in the global energy sector. He is now currently serving as the President of Bilfinger North America leading the charge to help build a global engineering services company. Terri began his career at Brown & Root...

Many CEOs and executives aspire but struggle to achieve a work/life balance. With the majority of them working more than 60 hours a week on average, creating a divide between business and personal matters can be near impossible.   The pursuit of this phenomenon can induce a lot of stress and guilt, which is why Ari Rastegar, CEO of Rastegar Property, has found the ultimate solution--merging his wo...