jeffpelaccio

The Corporate Couch: Work Stories I Only Tell My Friends

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Interviews with successful leaders and company founders sharing stories of their career journey, great leadership, and not-so-great. It will help you become a better leader while poking fun at all the crazy shit that happens in corporate America. Hosted by Jeff Pelaccio who has over 40 years of leadership experience for every t-shirt size company - Small (4 employees) to XL (over 1 million employees). Listen, learn, and laugh each week to learn from great leaders from all walks of life.

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Scott Havens, A Story of Grit and How Failure Can Be Fun - Having 1000 Mentors and Multiple Systems, Fear of Being a Loser, and Wearing Out Left Shoes 01.02.2023 1:09:22

Scott Havens is a vice president at Hub International. After eight years in the insurance industry, he became a partner at Truss, one of Kansas City’s largest privately held insurance brokerages. In August of 2019, Truss sold to HUB International making Scott one of the youngest shareholders in North America for the largest privately held insurance brokerages in the world. The Kansas City Business...

Tabitha Scott, Evel Knievel to CEO - Facing Burnout, Eliminating ”The Shoulds”, Finding Clarity in a Remote Jungle, Using human dynamics to boost employee engagement 29.01.2023 1:10:23

Tabitha Scott ( https://speakerhub.com/speaker/tabitha-scott ) is an award-winning author and speaker who helps inspire action, ignite change, and provide connection, direction, and power. With over 20 years of experience leading corporate innovation and sustainability, she was named by Industry Era as one of the Top 10 Most Inspiring Women Leaders of 2022, is a thought leader on the 2023 Forbes B...

Caroline Markel Hammond, Intentionally Fearless - An unbelievable story of domestic violence, resilience, and making a difference as the CEO of two organizations 29.01.2023 1:16:59

Caroline Markel Hammond ( www.carolinemarkelhammond.com ) is the CEO and Founder of Safe In Harm’s Way, a Kansas City-based nonprofit and an online secure resource for people navigating the sadness, worries, lies, screaming, fear, and pain of domestic violence. Premiering last summer in Times Square, and spreading across the country, Caroline and her team launched two unique campaigns for diversif...

Leslie Anderson, From helping crying customers at Hermes to Executive Leadership Coach - Learning that the Universe Conspires In Your Favor, Leading with intent and wisdom. 29.01.2023 1:16:22

Leslie Anderson's ( www.lesliebanderson.com ) purpose is to develop legendary executives who demonstrate and inspire others toward exceptional leadership. During nearly 20 years in retail leadership roles for Hallmark Cards, Talbots, Burberry, and Hermes, she took great pride in her executive performance producing tangible, dramatic earnings. By asking really good questions and listening with aut...

Harry Campbell, East Asian History Major to Fortune 500 President - Being an Authentic Leader, Not Having a Career Plan, Your 7 Words, and Treating Everyone with Respect 29.01.2023 1:21:17

Harry Campbell ( www.harryscampbell.com ) has been a President for two Fortune 500 companies, co-owner of an award-winning small business, CEO of an Internet start-up, and founding member of the industry-changing Wal-Mart/P&G team. He has driven exceptional people and business results in organizations of 5 to 3,500 employees in a broad range of industries from consumer-packaged goods to telecom to...