The Responsible Leadership Podcast

Vince Scott is the founder of Defense Cybersecurity Group, where he helps organizations prepare for all aspects of cybersecurity compliance assessments, and is Chief Security Officer for STI-TEC where he has been putting his security approach into practice. He is a retired United States  Navy Cryptologist who has held roles as a Director in Oklahoma State University Multi-Spectral Laboratory, led...

Bill Kurzeja is the Owner and founder of Professional Success South, a professional sales training and business consulting firm. Bill’s career began in the United States Army where he learned discipline and the importance of strict attention to detail. Over the next 8 years, he made his way up the ranks to sergeant where he learned not only leadership but the importance of clear, effective communi...

Dr. Paul Napper, Psy. D., is a leading psychology expert and executive coach. After launching his career on Wall Street, he founded Performance Psychology, a Boston-based management psychology consultancy, in 1998. Today, he helps leaders and senior teams at Fortune 500 companies, financial firms, nonprofits, universities, and startups increase their effectiveness by strengthening their agency. Du...

Elizabeth Lotardo is a consultant, researcher, and co-author of Selling with Noble Purpose:  How to Drive Revenue and Do Work that Makes You Proud.  As the VP of Services at sales leadership consultancy McLeod & More, Elizabeth leads sales transformation initiatives for clients like Oracle, G Adventures, and Fiserv. She is a popular LinkedInLearning author, and her work has been featured in The Wa...

Jonathan Raymond spent 20 years building careers in business development and personal growth before realizing he could have the best of both worlds by starting his own company. Now, he uses those skills to advise CEOs and organizational leaders on how to create a people-first culture that drives results. His goal is to provide Refound’s clients with a partner they can trust and a program that give...

Luis brings more than 25 years of experience in helping improve business outcomes for global organizations via training and coaching. Prior to joining Fierce, Luis developed and facilitated training workshops for Microsoft’s global effectiveness, intercultural communication, and other targeted training sessions to improve customer satisfaction, intercultural competency, and communications of custo...

My guest today is, Jon Berghoff. Jon is the Co-Founder and CEO of XCHANGE, a scientific approach to unlocking collective wisdom. Over 350 global thought leaders, community builders, and industry-leading coaches and consultants have leveraged the XCHANGE Approach to facilitate transformational group experiences with their clients. When companies like BMW, Facebook, NASA, and Keller Williams have wa...

This episode is going to be a real treat. I chat with fellow Marine Corps Veteran, podcaster, and leadership guru, Michael Tanner. We go in-depth about all the various benefits of taking the time to get to know your team and look out for their well-being. To find out more about Michael and his services visit: credibleleaders.com Also, be sure you give his show, The Rookie Leaders Podcast, a follow...

Sean Fields, P.E., LSSBB, MSIE, co-author of Quantum Lean, has over 30 years of experience in a variety of industries, including oil field equipment manufacturing, food processing, and job shops, working in various phases of business, including the shop floor, quality, safety, and engineering. Sean is a network member of the nonprofit organization BeehiveFund, which assists companies with pro­duct...

Amy Lynn Durham is the CEO of “Create Magic At Work” and a U.C. Berkeley Certified Executive Coach. She is certified to coach in the 21 skills associated with Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) using the SQ21 Assessment and an Emotional Intelligence Practitioner (EQ). Amy has spent years in the corporate world successfully managing hundreds of employees for private and publicly traded companies. Her comp...

Joel Malkoff, a.k.a. the Ethics Giver, demonstrates that ethical business decision-making isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s the profitable thing to do. Over the course of his 45-year career as a business executive and entrepreneur, he has generated more than half a billion dollars in sales. A writer and coach on ethical business practices and principles, he serves as general manager and vice p...

Craig's leadership journey started when he became an Eagle Scout at age 14. Thirty years later, he was the youngest General in the United States Army. Combined with another nine years as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) with the U.S. Marine Corps,  he has over 17 years at the highest levels of the U.S. military, leading thousands of Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and civilians, while se...

Hello folks. Check out the show but the premise here is really simple. THANK YOU! Thanks to my guests! Thanks to the great people who help me book guests! Thanks to my great listeners! Thank you all! Here are the top 10 answers to the foundational question of the show, "What does the phrase 'Burden of Command' mean to you?" Enjoy, share, rate, review, and if you are feeling adventurous leave your...

Lynn Guerin is CEO of The John R. Wooden Course and president and “Head Coach” of his family-owned coaching, training, and performance development firm, Guerin Marketing Services. For the past 20 years, he has had the unique privilege of partnering with legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden and the Wooden family. Find out more about him and his work at the following links: www.thejohnrwooden...

Bill Eckstrom is the founder and CEO of EcSell Institute, the world’s first and only organization to measure and quantify leadership effectiveness.  He is considered one of the world’s top authorities in metric-based performance coaching and growth. His book, The Coaching Effect, coauthored by EcSell Institute president Sarah Wirth, helps leaders at all levels understand the necessity of challengi...

Dr. Marilyn Gist is an expert on leader development. Her academic career spans the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the University of Washington, where she held the Boeing Endowed Professorship of Business Management; and Seattle University, where she was formerly associate dean at the Albers School of Business and Economics and executive director of the Center for Leadership Formation...

Scott Greenberg is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and coach who helps franchise owners grow their businesses, build high-performing teams and create unforgettable customer experiences. He has given presentations in all 50 states and throughout the world with franchise clients that include McDonald's, Great Clips, GNC, RE/MAX, Smoothie King, Global Franchise Group, and many more. Fo...

Becky Morrison is a mom, wife, and lawyer turned Happiness Coach. Her mission is to spread joy. She believes most people can live happier, easier lives if they get clear on what matters most to them and then develop a plan to do more of that and less of the rest. If she can help enable people to find clarity and happiness then everyone wins. People and processes are at the heart of the work that s...

Ed Frauenheim is the co-author of the new book Reinventing Masculinity: The Liberating Power of Compassion and Connection, has written about organizations, leadership, and society for more than two decades, cowriting such books as A Great Place to Work for All: Better for Business, Better for People, Better for the World. He also co-founded the Teal Team, which helps organizations evolve into more...

Robertson Hunter Stewart brings 40 years of experience in and consulting with folks in various customer service based businesses. He has held positions from entry-level employee to managing teams. Through the course of this discussion, you will see Robertson's focus is on empowering employees and treating them like customers. He is also the author of One To One: Managing Quality Time With Individu...

Eli Smith, founded and runs successful businesses in construction and real estate development. A committed and energetic entrepreneur, he is following in the footsteps of his parents who were successful business owners for over 40 years. Eli has been recognized by Governor Cuomo for his entrepreneurial spirit and achievement in contracting, and he is passionate about giving back to his community t...

Michelle Silverthorn is the Founder and CEO of Inclusion Nation, which works with Fortune 500 companies, tech start-ups, nonprofits, and universities to design authentic, inclusive spaces for success. A recognized organizational diversity expert and speaker, she has written extensively on the topic. She is a TEDx speaker, and author of the new book, Authentic Diversity: How to Change the Workplace...

Ira S Wolfe is ranked by Thinkers360 as the #1 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers in Future of Work category, #3 in HR, and top 20 for Leadership. He has been described as a “Millennial trapped in a Baby Boomer body and the world’s first Chief Googlization Officer. Ira has been dancing with change his entire professional life, profoundly shaped by both his fascination and fear of a VUCA future...

Throughout his career, Robert “Bo” Brabo has always focused on the people, helping them tackle their challenges as if they were his own. Since retiring from the U.S. Army as the Chief of HR Operations with the White House Communications Agency and as a Presidential Communications Officer for President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, Bo has served in several executive positions, and toda...

Cory Lee is an entrepreneur, business builder, and leader developer. He was trained and mentored by the world-renowned leadership expert John Maxwell and is now an executive director with The John Maxwell Team. In 2012 Cory and his wife opened their first business, a physical therapy clinic located in a town of only 1,100 people, Within 5 years they were billing over $2 million per year from that...