The Executive Podcast

What if the inner work you've been avoiding is the exact thing standing between you and the leader you're capable of becoming? Scott Britton built and sold a startup to Salesforce, wrote a book called Conscious Accomplishment , and still found himself asking why he'd done it all and what he was really chasing. That question changed everything. In this conversation, Scott and Dr. Benjamin Ritter ex...

Cory Geffre is a healthcare executive, author, and speaker on a mission to help highly engaged leaders become their best, so they can help their organizations achieve operational excellence as well helping them improve quality, experience, and sustainability. Drawing from his three decades of healthcare experience, Cory has developed three frameworks he uses and teaches. They are: The Framework fo...

In this episode, I sit down with Steve McGarry , CEO of Rosaluna Mezcal , to explore what it really takes to build a brand people believe in , from its roots in the agave fields of Oaxaca to its rapidly growing presence across the U.S. and beyond. Steve shares his leadership philosophy shaped through decades in hospitality, distribution, and brand building. We talk about the power of curiosity, th...

High performers are taught to keep score: more tasks, more wins, more doing. But what if better leadership, and a better life, starts with being? In this conversation, Ben is joined by Tom Feegel (CEO & co-founder of BEOND) to unpack the shift from “human doing” to “human being” and how that mindset transforms executives, teams, and clinical care. They explore practical ways leaders can model...

Henrik Johansson is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Gembah, a product development platform and marketplace. He previously co-founded and built Boundless, which became a $100 million leader in the promotional products space. As CEO of Gembah, he aims to help entrepreneurs and small businesses navigate the product creation process, offering services from research and design to manufactur...

Bryan Myers is the President & Chief Executive Officer for [solidcore] and is an active [solidcore] Coach. In his role as CEO, Bryan is responsible for all aspects of delivering business performance, including [solidcore]’s national footprint growth and building a strong, inclusive community of clients and employees. Prior to joining the [solidcore] team in 2018, Bryan&nbsp...

Thom Singer is a keynote speaker, business relationship strategist, and the creator of  The H.I. (Human Interaction) Blueprint™;  a five-step framework for building intentional connections in a world transformed by artificial intelligence. As CEO of the Austin Technology Council, Thom sits at the intersection of innovation and human interaction, helping leaders and teams rediscover the p...

Michelle Mendoza is the CEO of Hydration Room where she oversees 35+ IV and injection therapy clinics in Southern California with the goal to provide effective therapies to help patients optimize their health. Before joining Hydration Room, Michelle was most recently VP of Stores for UBreakIFix by Asurion, a network of 700 stores focused on technology repair. Michelle spent 16 years leading operat...

Will Dahlstrom is a proven operational leader, graduate of the United States Military Academy, and combat veteran with nearly two decades of experience helping businesses scale and optimize for growth. He has partnered with organizations across industries to drive operational efficiency, align leadership teams, and create sustainable systems for long-term success. With deep expertise in the Entrep...

Brendan P. Keegan is a 6-time president & chief executive officer, 21-time board director, 2-time best-selling author, World’s Most Innovative CEO award winner and the visionary leader behind bFEARLESS Ventures, an investment & advisory firm. As President & CEO, he has successfully led 6 companies through liquidity exits with an average enterprise value increase of 750%. Keegan has rai...

Malissa Clark is an associate professor of industrial/organizational (I-O) psychology at the University of Georgia, where she has been on faculty since 2013. Currently, Clark serves as associate head of the department of psychology and director of the Healthy Work Lab. She is a recognized expert on the topics of workaholism, overwork, burnout, and employee well-being.  Clark earned her Ph. D....

Jeff Wetzler has been on a quarter-century quest to transform learning opportunities. Blending a unique set of leadership experiences in the fields of business and education, he’s pursued this quest as a management consultant to the world’s top corporations, as a learning facilitator for leaders around the world, as Chief Learning Officer at Teach For America, and most recently, as co-CEO of Trans...

Jeremy Jenson is the Founder & CEO of Encore Search Partners, a 40-person Direct Hire Recruitment Agency focused on headhunting revenue producers and technical professionals across a variety of industries, nationwide. Founded in 2010 as a Lead Generation Technology business, Encore Search quickly evolved into the fastest growing search firm in Texas, and is the largest privately-held direct hi...

Damon Lembi is a 2x bestselling author, the host of The Learn-It-All Podcast, and CEO of Learnit – a global leader in corporate training that has upskilled over 1.8 million people. Drawing from his prior baseball career, Damon brings an athlete’s perspective to leadership. Through his journey, he has gained invaluable insights into what helps organizations grow, how great leaders learn, and w...

Joshua Medcalf is a renowned author, speaker, and coach, known for his profound impact on personal development and leadership. He is the founder of Train to Be Clutch, an organization dedicated to helping individuals and teams achieve peak performance through mindset training and mental conditioning. Joshua’s work is grounded in principles of grit, resilience, and purposeful living, which he eloqu...

Vladyslav Podoliako is the founder & CEO of Belkins ( https://belkins.io/ ) and Folderly ( https://folderly.com/ ). Vladyslav is a serial entrepreneur and investor with a decade of experience in building and growing service companies and SaaS startups in Sales- and MarTech. He is known for his expertise in creating successful businesses from scratch and building top-notch teams that drive all...

Stuart is the director of the Burning Man Project's Philosophical Center. A member of the Burning Man community for more than 30 years, he leads the organization's storytelling programs across multiple media, writes the annual art theme for the Black Rock City event, and serves as a steward of Burning Man's 10 Principles as the culture spreads across the globe. A graduate of the University of Mary...

Joe Mull is the author of 3 books including No More Team Drama and his latest, Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work. He is the founder of the BossBetter Leadership Academy and hosts the popular Boss Better Now podcast, which was recently named by SHRM as a “can’t miss show for leaders” along with podcasts from Brené Brown and Harvard Business Review. In d...

Dawn Weiss is Chief Marketing Officer of Mayweather Fitness Holdings, LLC and a seasoned franchise marketing expert with nearly two decades of experience propelling the growth of emerging brands to become sustainable, acclaimed brands within the consumer fitness, wellness, retail and beauty sectors. Prior to joining Mayweather, she dedicated two and a half years to Xponential Fitness, overseeing m...

As an entrepreneur, investor, and Army veteran, Craig is a true Austinite super connector immersed in the city’s vibrant tech community. He is the Special Advisor for Military and Veteran Affairs for Capital Factory and serves on the Advisory Boards of VetsInTech, Texas Venture Labs at UT McCombs School of Business, and DivInc. After 17 years of military service that earned him a Bronze Star, he c...

Michael Bungay Stanier is best known for The Coaching Habit, the best-selling coaching book of the century and recognized as a classic. His most recent book, How to Work with (Almost) Anyone, shows how to build the Best Possible Relationship with the key people at work. Michael was a Rhodes Scholar, and was recently awarded the coaching prize by Thinkers50, “the Oscars of management”. Learn more a...

Melissa is an award winning marketing executive and currently the Chief Marketing Officer of Insight Timer, focused on creating a more mindful and balanced world through best in class marketing! Previously she was the CCO of ClickUp and CRO & EVP at Cheddar. For her brand work, she was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30, Business Insider’s 30 Most Creative People Under 30 and as one of Digiday's "Ch...

Chris Meroff is a founder, author and serial entrepreneur with a passion for helping business professionals find fulfillment in their work through sustainable success. In 2011, he started his first company, MSB Consulting, and sold it in 2023 to fund his venture capital firm,  Dirigo Capital Partners . Dirigo owns a variety of startups in various industries throughout Austin and along the coa...

Dean Carter has been an innovative and industry-recognized leader of People and Culture for over two decades across Fortune 50, hot growth, and culture-driven organizations. He currently serves as the Chief People and Purpose Officer at GUILD Education, a career opportunity platform that enables forward-thinking employers to invest in their employees, unlocking life-changing opportunities for pers...

Arthur Gallego is a recognized, award-winning CPG executive with a focus on emerging food & beverage brands. Recently, he was the CEO/co-founder of SunDaze Fermented Cocktails. As the founder of G&Co., which he founded in 2007 and still runs today, he has served as a start-up CMO for many F&B brands. Over the course of his career, he has worked with some of the leading better for you C...