The Leadership Tales Podcast with Colin Hunter

We’ve just ended a very exciting sixth season of the Leadership Takes podcast and are preparing to take a step back from the podcast briefly before returning in 2024. But before we do, we'd like to highlight some of the most remarkable moments of Series 6, with advice and personal stories from Trevor Willcocks, Tim Carroll, Morgan J Ingram, Liz Sandwith, Dan Lappin, and Charlene Li. In these clips...

This week on the Leadership Tales Podcast, Agnes Budzyn sits down with Colin for an in-depth discussion on blockchain, finance, and leadership. Agnes has a deep background in financial services both in traditional banking and blockchain, including roles working with world powers during major financial transformations. Agnes breaks down the role of blockchain technology and its potential impact on...

In this episode of the Leadership Tales podcast, Colin welcomes Tim Carroll, Weather and Climate Lead at Microsoft. After leading teams at Dell, IBM, and other major tech companies, Tim stepped into his current role because he believes there is no more impactful work than predicting weather and climate in order to protect and improve the lives of all people. Colin and Tim begin the conversation by...

In this episode of the Leadership Tales podcast, Colin welcomes Henry Hays, a dynamic and energetic thought leader with a passion for disruptive technologies.  Henry and Colin discuss the importance of being on the offensive when it comes to disruptive technologies like ChatGPT and AI, and shares simple frameworks and strategies for staying ahead of the game. They also dive into Henry’s uniqu...

In this episode of the Leadership Tales podcast, Lori Michelle Leavitt, author of “Pivot to Clarity,” joins Colin to discuss what it takes to make successful pivots. Because of her skill for helping leaders and organizations through successful pivots, Lori is often called by her nickname “The Pivot Catalyst.” In this in-depth interview, Lori and Colin explore the misconception that pivots are quic...

In this episode of the Leadership Tales podcast, Colin interviews friend, mentor group member, and general good person Dan Lappin, a leading voice in disrupting traditional sales techniques. Dan is the Founder of Lappin180, a coaching practice focused on helping professionals achieve a high-performance mindset. In this episode, Dan and Colin explore the connections between sales, coaching, influen...

In this episode of the Leadership Tales podcast, the amazing Kathy Varol joins Colin to discuss the importance of purpose in organizations and how it connects to profit. Kathy is passionately driven by the goal to lead “a life well lived,” and aims, and does, to contribute to society in a multitude of ways. Kathy shares her journey from working in the Peace Corps in Morocco to her role at Adidas,...

In this episode of the Leadership Tales podcast, Colin sits down with friend, innovation mentor, and consultant Brad Shorkend to discuss his journey into design thinking and experimentation. Brad’s mission is to help businesses remain relevant and sustainable by creating a strong employee experience, leadership, culture & innovation. Brad introduces the concept of "staying awake" in our daily...

In this episode of the Leadership Tales podcast, Colin sits down with Morgan J. Ingram, a top voice on LinkedIn and expert in content, sales, and marketing.  Morgan shared his expertise on how to effectively communicate and present oneself in the sales process, as well as the need for training and equipping individuals with the skills to confidently talk about themselves and their products. H...

In this episode of the Leadership Tales podcast, Colin interviews Liz Sandwith, an expert in internal audit. Liz brings a unique perspective, both from her extensive experience in internal audit across multiple industries and from her upbringing in a service family, which exposed her to various cultures and locations around the world.  This episode highlights Liz's broad perspective in addres...

Burnout at work can lead to negative effects on our mental health that reverberate out into other areas of our life. How do we overcome burnout, build resilience, and get ourselves back on track? In this episode of the Leadership Tales podcast, Trevor Willcocks (Associate Director Of Technology at Accenture UK) shares the story of how he reached a breaking point in his career and the steps he took...

In this episode of the Leadership Tales podcast, Colin interviews Charlene Li, a brilliant analyst, researcher, and author who is best know for her work in digital transformation and disruption. Her book “The Disruption Mindset” helps leaders develop a strategy for disruptive growth, which she describes as a plan to identify and seize an opportunity no one else has the audacity or confidence to re...

We’ve just concluded our fifth season of the podcast, and today, we’d like to take a moment to highlight some of our favorite moments of Series 5. We’ve found some of the best moments with Chris Wilson, Rich Diviney, Adam Billing, Joshua Seiden, Ken Mossman, and Tom Kaden and Michael Gingerich of Someone To Tell It To. They’ll share their unique perspectives on leadership and tying it back to pers...

How do we build sustainable organizations that make real, lasting impact? My guest this week on the Leadership Tales Podcast, Daniel Barker, is the Managing Director of the Halcyon Incubator in Washington DC. Halcyon is an incubator for businesses focused on social impact, an area that I am passionate about. Through Halcyon, Daniel is making a lot of headway for women and people of color in entrep...

Today on the Leadership Tales Podcast, we’ve got a double header!  Tom Kaden and Michael Gingerich are the co-founders of Someone To Tell It To, a non-profit organization they created to help others cultivate meaningful relationships through compassionate listening, training, and education. They support so many people who are going through trauma and difficult times.  Their style is to l...

Today on the Leadership Tales Podcast, I am joined by an amazing leader and former US Navy SEAL, Rob Newson. Rob’s career spans a wide range, from Special Operations military deployments, working in the White House, to recently holding a position as the VP of Strategy and Vision with the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team. Through it all, Rob has a red thread connected to the ideals of honor, inte...

I am delighted to welcome Ken Mossman to the podcast today! Ken is the Founder of Cirrus Leadership and Coaching, as well as the creator of the Integrated Adult Men (IAM) framework and courses. The story of IAM resonates for me in the changing world we live in and the changing role of being a man or a father. Ken works with men to help them rediscover their joy and become better versions of themse...

I am delighted to be joined by Joshua Seiden on the Leadership Tales Podcast today. Joshua is a Speaker and Author whose work around design thinking has inspired me greatly. His books and how thinking has shifted my views radically on how I run my business over the last 12 months.  He has authored four books, three of which were collaborations with prominent UX thought leader Jeff Gothelf.&nb...

To all the startup founders reading this: You don’t want to miss today’s guest on the Leadership Tales Podcast! Tamara Steffens is an early-stage venture investor with over 20 years of experience working with startups. Throughout her career, Tamara has helped grow numerous enterprises by lending her skills and expertise to founders. She accomplishes this not only through financial support, but als...

This week on the Leadership Tales Podcast, my interview of Naseem Malik on his supply chain expertise and talent turns into a joyous free-flowing, two-way dialogue! Naseem is a Managing Partner at MRA Global Sourcing, where he helps world class companies build successful teams by finding the right leaders. He is an expert in supply chain and talent acquisition with over 20 years of experience. Nas...

Rich Diviney stopped by the Leadership Tales Podcast this season to give a fresh perspective on leadership, analyzing it through the lens of our individual attributes. Rich is best known as the author of The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance, which draws heavily from his twenty years as a Navy SEAL Officer. Through his work in the world-renowned SEAL selection process, which whi...

I’m excited to welcome onto the Leadership Tales Podcast my friend and transatlantic transplant, Adam Billing! Adam is the Founder and CEO of Treehouse Innovation, a consultancy that specializes in design thinking and building cultures of innovation and experimentation. We (myself and my company, PotentialSquared) have been partnering with Treehouse Innovation for years, and I am continually impre...

Series 5 of The Leadership Tales podcast is here, and we’re starting off with an amazing and humbling episode!  Chris Wilson is a social entrepreneur who found his purpose after being sentenced to life in prison. While serving his sentence, Chris developed a plan to get his life on track and help others who needed it. He later told his story in his memoir “The Master Plan: My Journey From Lif...

Today, we will highlight some of the best moments of Series 4, with great interviews with Michelle “MACE” Curran, Emma Weber, Gautam Mukunda, Paul Day, Chris Tuff, and Michael Bungay Steiner.  They’ll share their fascinating stories and insights, with a heavy focus on the ways they are building playgrounds and disrupting leadership through experimentation, play, and failure, giving you action...

Here’s a muscle you might not know you have in your body: the EMPATHY muscle. According to Rob Volpe, empathy expert and bestselling author, we’re born with the neurobiological capacity for empathy, but we must practice empathy and flex that “empathy muscle” to keep it strong.  Rob Volpe is an astute observer of life and a master storyteller who brings empathy and compassion to the human expe...