The Steward Chair

In this episode of The Steward Chair, Gabrielle Mills, President and Founder of Sourced., shares her journey of leading with intentionality and empathy, exploring how faith, values-based leadership, and strategic delegation drive meaningful, long-term success. We discuss how fractional teams can empower small businesses, the evolving role of a founder-turned-CEO, and the balance between personal s...

Chat With Leaders Podcast is now The Steward Chair . The Steward Chair is a podcast that explores leadership as stewardship —the responsibility of guiding organizations, people, and industries with integrity, long-term thinking, and a commitment to doing good while doing well. Through deep, candid conversations with high-level business leaders, we unpack the challenges, decisions, and strate...

Welcome to "The People Experience Pulse," a Chat With Leaders Media podcast. In this trailer episode, Executive Producer Quentin Thomas, sits down with the Vicki Flier Hudson and Jeff Bond to delve into the inspiration behind the podcast's focus on People, Employee, and Human Experience (PX/EX/HX) leaders. Vicki, a DEI-focused executive coach, musician, and Executive Partner of the People-First El...

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur? In today’s episode, we sit down with Ricky Steele, Chief Development Officer at Talent360 Solutions and Author of The Heart of Networking. He discusses how he approaches building and maintaining relationships in his network. Ricky shares his perspective on effective leadership, why you should devote time and energy to the pe...

How can business leaders develop and strengthen their leadership capabilities in the face of disruption and uncertainty? In today’s episode, Jeff Bond chats with Jay Weiser, Principal and Founder of Jay Weiser Consulting. Jay and Jeff discuss why even companies with the best strategies and execution plans can be caught off guard and unprepared. Jay shares practical advice for early-stage entrepren...

How can your business integrate the principles of conscious capitalism and better involve stakeholders for mutual success? In today’s episode, Jeff Bond chats with Kent Gregoire, a certified conscious capitalism consultant and the Co-Founder of Stakeholder Business. Kent is a renowned entrepreneur, consultant, speaker, and angel investor with over 35 years of experience in the business world. In t...

In this episode, Jeff Bond interviews William Warren, author of "The Conquering Creative," and Owner of The Sketch Effect, about his experience transitioning from a creative hobbyist to a successful business owner. William shares the key steps he took to turn his creative skills into a sellable product, offering advice for other creatives who want to make the same transition. He emphasizes the imp...

Have you ever struggled to communicate with someone from a different cultural background in the workplace? Do you want to learn how to build a more inclusive and diverse team? On today’s episode, hosts Jeff Bond and Vicki Flier Huson sit down with Soumaya Khalifa, founder of Khalifa Consulting, which provides cross-cultural training and education to businesses and individuals. In addition to her c...

How can a co-working space become a beacon of light for work and transform the way people think about their jobs? In today’s episode, Jeff Bond chats with Chris Smith, Chief Revenue Officer at THRIVE | Coworking and CoFounder of THRIVE | Initiative. Together, THRIVE provides a purpose-driven, socially engaged environment for freelancers, entrepreneurs and employees of both large and small business...

What comes to mind when you think of the word, “purpose?” For you it may be career, family, or community. Maybe you haven’t thought much about “purpose”, let alone what YOUR purpose is.  Purpose is exactly what today’s guest thinks about, and not only his purpose, but the purpose of many professionals like yourself. In today’s episode, Jeff chats with Greg Sloan, Co-founder of Go Beyond. Go Beyond...

Everyone has a story to tell. That is the same for entrepreneurs, whether you call it the “hero’s journey,” “quest,” or another name. The question many founders and entrepreneurs ask is “how do I find my way on this entrepreneurial journey?” In today’s episode, Jeff chats with serial entrepreneur and investor, Cap Treeger. Cap is the author of Finding the Way: The Entrepreneur's Tale. He talked to...

Shane Jackson is the President of Jackson Healthcare and Author of Fostering Culture: A Leader’s Guide to Purposefully Shaping Culture. Learn how Shane embraces the responsibility of leading a multi-billion dollar business while intentionally crafting and curating a culture that benefits all stakeholders.  RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE Join Shane Jackson's mailing list Follow Shane on LinkedIn...

In this second of a 2 part episode, Jeff Bond chats with Chantel Cohen, Founder and CEO of CWC Coaching & Therapy. Her clients include individuals, couples, and groups in corporate and therapeutic settings. She is on a mission to help business owners find a healthy sense of work-life integration and create the lives they always imagined for themselves. Chantel talks to Jeff about misconception...

In this first of a 2 part episode, Jeff Bond chats with Chantel Cohen, Founder and CEO of CWC Coaching & Therapy. Her clients include individuals, couples, and groups in corporate and therapeutic settings. She is on a mission to help business owners find a healthy sense of work-life integration and create the lives they always imagined for themselves. Chantel talks to Jeff about misconceptions...

Greenhouse Software has won numerous awards, including Inc. Magazine Best Workplace (2018 – 2022) and Glassdoor #1 Best Place to Work, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. 5000, Crain's Best Places to Work NYC and Mogul's Top 100 Workplaces for Diverse Representation (2022). Jeff sits down with their Head of People Experience, Layla Kajer, to dive deeper into their secret sauce of...

Nelson Davis is the Founder and Leading Partner of Analytic Vizion, a data and analytics consulting firm in Atlanta, GA designed to focus on equipping and inspiring the next generation of data and technology leaders since 2019. Nelson would describe himself as a Believer, Husband to Alyson, Father of four incredible (and crazy) boys, lover of people, hoping to impact the next generation of marketp...

Vicki Flier Hudson is the Chief Collaboration Officer of Highroad Global Services, Inc., a company that exists to release the power of diverse teams. She offers keynote presentations, workshops, and organizational strategies for working successfully across differences. Vicki has a strong track record preparing leaders for global and cross-cultural responsibilities. She has brought training and con...

Chat Guest Brian Benn is Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of the Atlanta Housing Authority.  Brian is responsible for the development and implementation of technology strategies that are aligned with and anchored by the overarching strategy of the agency, ultimately supporting the 25,000 households and 55,000 participants served.  Brian studied Computer Science and Mathematics a...

Mike Morris is a Vice President in the Business Consulting group at EPAM. He leads the Atlanta-based consulting team and has responsibilities across multiple clients. Mike has over 24 years of consulting experience, having started with Andersen Consulting (Accenture). He enjoyed 15 years with North Highland, where he led the Atlanta office and served as a Group Vice President. Mike also was the co...

Shavonne Reed is a marketing and communications expert with more than 20 years of multi-media and marketing experience. She uses emotional intelligence and the happiness advantage principles to facilitate communications skills to develop effective leaders. Shavonne is an unapologetic leader who shows up authentically and is very impactful through her vulnerable style of storytelling. She helps her...

Chat Guest For over 25 years, Charlie has been a professional angel investor and entrepreneur. His mission is to help entrepreneurs take the next steps in business and life.   10 facts about Charlie (from Paparelli.com) Professional angel investor and co-founder of 12 startups. Invested in over 35 companies in 25+ years Since 1992 focused on helping entrepreneurs start and build their company. Men...

Louise Wasilewski is CEO and co-founder of Acivilate, a social enterprise providing rehabilitation software to justice, health, and human services agencies. Pokket helps justice agencies work with human services agencies to improve outcomes for vulnerable people by empowering them to help themselves and find the support services they need. Wasilewski has spent twenty-five years in technology innov...

John Duisberg is the co-founder of Cooleaf in Atlanta, GA, which is an employee engagement platform that helps leaders build a culture of appreciation and performance for their organization. At Cooleaf, John leads revenue generation and overall customer operations. John is married to his wife and best friend, Lauren, and has two awesome dogs!  John is also a leader in High Tech Ministries and lead...

Dalia Racine is the Douglas County District Attorney and today's featured guest. Dalia brings almost 15 years of prosecutorial experience to serve our community with specializations in homicides, crimes against women and children, and human trafficking.  Dalia has championed the responsibility of elected prosecutors to keep their communities safe by implementing innovative practices and policies t...

Chat Guest JP James was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and his family is from India. He knew since the age of 12 that he wanted to be an entrepreneur! When he was 12 years old and the internet was just beginning to flourish, he initiated his career by going to his local library to give lessons about the functions of a computer. He was making nearly $60,000 a year by the age of 14. At age 17, he...