Suits and Sneakers: Leadership Unfiltered

Host:  Carrie Tuttle Guest:  Tracey Nyholt Tracey Nyholt, founder and CEO of TechJutsu Inc., a cybersecurity company celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025. With her small but mighty team, she has established a "professional on top, party on the bottom" remote work culture and shares her thoughts on building a company without boundaries. Tracey’s open heart is humbling. She shares abou...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Michael Gaudet Michael Gaudet is a 20-year veteran marketing leader andself-professed data guy. He has held senior leadership roles with brands like Getty Images, Swoop Airline, Benevity, and Neo Financial in critical functional areas of digital marketing and media, analytics, and performance marketing. In his experience leading teams, he emphasizes the importance of ali...

Host:  Carrie Tuttle What's Coming to Suits and Sneakers: Leadership Unfiltered in 2025? The Raw Truth… We're bringing you stories that business school never prepared you for. Our upcoming guests will share those jaw-dropping moments that tested their leadership skills to the max. No fluff, just authentic leadership gold.   This show is for you whether you're stepping into your first m...

Host:  Carrie Tuttle In this episode, Carrie reflects on the incredible year of leadership conversations on Suits & Sneakers. She expresses gratitude for her guests and the community that has formed around sharing real stories of leadership challenges. Carrie emphasizes the importance of vulnerability, communication, and self-advocacy in leadership, sharing valuable lessons learned from her gu...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Michael Dargie Michael Dargie, the author of 'Brand Jitsu' and someone I call the ‘Professor of Brand’, shares insights on branding, storytelling, and leadership. If you have sensitive ears, find earmuffs! He doesn’t hold back the raw truth of what you need to know to find your brand DNA, which is everything below the surface. I was so happy he referenced specifi...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Dr. Jason Rogers Dr. Jason Rogers, Head of School at Rundle in Calgary, Alberta, has a unique perspective on leadership. After all, his team is responsible for shaping the behaviour and minds of future leaders! Jason shares how the unique structure of Rundle Schools supports students, stories in his leadership journey, and how leadership lessons you can draw from the pop...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Dr. Noelle Seybert Settle in and listen to a data scientist and millennial leader with the confidence to sport hot-pink hair. In this episode of Suits & Sneakers, Dr. Noelle Seybert shares her insights on the ever-changing landscape of leading a social media team in higher education. With a doctorate in business with an emphasis on quantitative marketing from George...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Serge Boudreau Serge Boudreau, expert in talent acquisition space for the last 20 years, opens up about the evolving landscape of recruitment in this episode of Suits & Sneakers. Serge has served as both a practitioner leading large recruitment teams at some of Canada’s largest brands, but also worked on the vendor side with Workopolis, Indeed, CareerBeacon and now C...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Lindsay Calder Recknell If you’ve never heard of a Mental Health Skills Trainer, Lindsay Calder Recknell will open your mind! She is an expert in hope and a certified psychological health and safety advisor. Lindsay works with individuals and organizations to increase their levels of psychological health and safety in the workplace using positive psychology and the scien...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Jamie L. Smith Two words sum up this episode with Jamie L. Smith: caring candor! Jamie is co-founder and Chief Experience Officer of Amplify Advisors. She used those words to describe her leadership style and Jamie demonstrated caring candor in speaking of how her fractional CFO’s support clients. Jamie puts client experience as a top priority and shares how the business...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Judith Virag In this Suits & Sneakers conversation with Judith Virag, CEO of Clean Club Calgary, and a 2024 AB Business Award of Distinction winner, we talk about hiring newcomers, enforcing clear company policies and the big/little things that show she cares. She has a great BHAG (Big, Hairy Audacious Goal) too! Judith shares her journey from being a refugee to beco...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Erin Hicks This episode of Suits & Sneakers with guest Erin Hicks, SVP Client Success and Partnerships with Pure IT, has so many leadership nuggets. Her perspective is to address hard conversations directly before they become bigger issues. She is a supportive and collaborative leader who advises you to be true to yourself. Erin talks about the unique culture of cred...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Sean Stratton If you want to be a people-focused technology leader, you’ll want to hear this episode with Sean Stratton. His deep experience and respect for others show. He has led tech teams across legal, financial, and petroleum industries. Sean reminds us that no matter what industry you’re in or tech perspective you have, if you are managing people, communication ski...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Masako Long Sales leaders, you want to hear this episode with Masako Long, VP of Sales at Janusea in Seattle. She shares her journey from inside sales to leadership, and lots of learnings along the way. Masako emphasizes the importance of curiosity, problem-solving, and continuous learning in sales. I love how she talks about vulnerability and the significance of creatin...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Lindsay Harle-Kadatz This episode goes deep on values faster than you can imagine! Lindsay Harle-Kadatz is a business consultant on brand and culture, AKA the ‘Values Vixen’. She connects leaders to their voice to guide, connect, and lead their teams to greatness through values, behaviour, and actions that matter for optimal business performance through optimally perform...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Phil Roberts Phil Roberts, CEO of Valo Networks is longtime leader in senior level positions in the energy, telecommunications and software industries. He has started and scaled several companies locally and internationally. Chatting IRL in a podcast bar, it’s fascinating to hear Phil’s stories of turning an entire company around in an underperforming market. He shares e...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Anita Lee   Anita Lee, founder of Catch Communications, discusses experiences along her leadership journey from independent marketing consultant to company owner for six years. She highlights the importance of creating a diverse and inclusive work environment, respecting different experience levels, ages and backgrounds. Anita shares her approach to leadership, which is...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Lisa Reimer Lisa Reimer, a senior leader with 20 years of experience in the gas and convenience industry, shares her insights on leadership, team management, and navigating challenging corporate transitions. She has spent most of her career in mid-level and senior leadership roles. In her most recent role as Director of Operations, she led a team of over 40 staff while t...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Hamish Knox Hamish Knox, award-winning business owner and two-time author, discusses the human side of change and how leaders can effectively implement and navigate change within their organizations. Hamish worked in a variety of industries including media,communication services, software and professional sports before joining the Sandler network, which melded his passio...

Host: Carrie Tuttle Guest: Neville Chamberlain In this episode of Suits & Sneakers, host Carrie Tuttle chats with one of her mentors, Neville Chamberlain, former CEO and CTO, who shares his experiences and insights on leadership and team motivation. Neville emphasizes the importance of starting with why and simplifying goals to drive team performance. He also discusses the cultural differences...

Suits and Sneakers is an interview series featuring candid conversations with leaders from diverse backgrounds and styles. The host, Carrie Tuttle, has a background in sales and marketing and started this series to fill the gap in formal mentorship opportunities and provide valuable insights for aspiring leaders. The main themes of the series include the importance of bravery in leadership, the ba...