The Strategy and Leadership Podcast with Anthony C. Taylor

Strategy & Leadership Podcast 163 Evan Sohn is a senior executive with 25+ years of experience in eCommerce at Fortune 500 and start-up environments. He's currently the CEO of Recruiter.com, a hiring platform for the world’s largest network of recruiters. He's also the long-time VP of the Sohn Conference Foundation, dedicated to the treatment and cure of pediatric cancer and related childhood...

Strategy & Leadership Podcast 162: Scott Ritzheimer is the CEO of Scale Architects, where he helps scale and sustain organizational success using the Predictable Success framework. Recently, Scott sold his ownership in StartCHURCH that he helped grow to 60 employees as CEO. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Scott joins us to discuss valuable lessons for scaling, key dis...

Strategy & Leadership Podcast 161: LaTonya Wilkins is the founder of Change Coaches, where she provides large scale coaching, speaking and advising services for organizations around culture, leadership and diversity, equity and inclusion. Before she started coaching and teaching, LaTonya held several positions in the corporate world at companies like JLL, Abbott Labs, AbbVie, & GE. On this...

Strategy & Leadership Podcast 160: Brian Hartzer is a Senior Advisor at various organizations, and the author of The Leadership Star: A Practical Guide to Building Engagement. Previously, Brian was CEO of the Westpac Group and CEO - Australia of ANZ. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Brian joins us to discuss balancing the day-to-day with strategic work, the 5 C's leade...

Strategy & Leadership Podcast 159: Kison Patel is the Founder & CEO of M&A Science, the world’s first community resource for M&A tips, techniques, and strategies. He's also the Founder & CEO of DealRoom, a M&A lifecycle management platform. On this new episode, Kison joins us to discuss everything mergers and acquisitions: what leaders need to know, aligning two different c...

Strategy & #Leadership Podcast #158: Myles Anderson is the Founder & CEO of BrightLocal, a marketing company focused on local search, that he bootstrapped to over 200 employees today. Previously, Myles held several business development roles. On this new episode, Myles joins us to discuss the lessons learned bootstrapping his business to 200+ people, the importance of giving your people th...

Strategy & Leadership Podcast #157: Ben Marcovitz is the CEO of Collegiate Academies and the Founder/CEO of the Rise Institute, where he consults with leaders to develop breakthrough performance in their employees. Previously, Ben founded a school district and was successful improving the performance of kids struggling academically. #TeamDevelopment #PerformanceImprovement On this episode of t...

After a successful exit from the commercial landscaping business he started and scaled, Robert Clinkenbeard went on to start the Radix Group, where he coaches business leaders on scaling up and growth. He's also a 4-time Ironman, author, and the host of a podcast called The Commercial Landscaper. #ScalingUp #IronmanMindset #BusinessGrowth On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, R...

Michael MacDonald is a former scholarship player at Rutgers’ high-level Division I basketball program who turned into a highly successful executive at Xerox, and then chairman and CEO of Medifast. In his new memoir From the Bench to the Boardroom, Michael details his journey and lifetime of learning: https://www.amazon.ca/Bench-Boardroom-Journey-Underdog-Turnaround-ebook/dp/B091JH42FX // Learn mor...

Ryan Kugler is the owner of #MultipleBusinesses - a distribution business, a nation-wide event company, and a specialized marketing company. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Ryan joins us to discuss staying aligned and leading a team while running three companies, where his success in business comes from, getting into business accidentally, & more. #BusinessOwnership L...

Sanjiv Augustine is the CEO at LitheSpeed, an Executive Consultant, and the author of From PMO to VMO: Managing for Value Delivery. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Sanjiv joins us to discuss what agile management is and isn't, how to become more agile as a business, building a foundation of communication, & more. #AgileManagement #BusinessAgility Learn more about Lith...

Mo Hamzian is the CEO of VEL, the premium technologically forward work café for the 21st Century, helping people transition to a new flexible era of work. #FutureWorkplace He's also a Sloan Fellow, a mentor at the London Business School, an investor, a founder of several organizations, and a policy advisor at a DEI think tank, with business experience around the world. On this episode of the Strat...

Michael Tanner is the founder of Credible Leaders, where he works with businesses on team development and leadership coaching. He's also the VP of Research & Development at Automated Logic, a building automation and control systems company. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Michael joins us to discuss his definition of leadership, the need for leadership credibility, me...

David Lucatch is the CEO, President and Chair at Liquid Avatar Technologies, a company that focuses on developing digital identity technologies. Starting his career in the mid-80’s as an early Internet adopter, David has spent more than 35 years inventing technology and business solutions. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, David joins us to discuss focusing on the future of...

Andy Binns is the Co-founder and Director at Change Logic, working with clients that are ideating, incubating, and scaling new businesses inside existing organizations. He's also the author of Corporate Explorer: How Corporations Beat Startups at the Innovation Game: https://thecorporateexplorer.com/book He's also an Executive Board Member at Fast Company and an Executive Fellow at the Drucker Sch...

Jared Karol is a facilitator of difficult conversations at Translator, Inc., an inclusive leadership coach, and the author of A White Guy Confronting Racism: An Invitation to Reflect and Act. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Jared joins us to discuss growing up with privilege, his approach to #DEITraining, why these #ToughConversations are so necessary, & more. Be sure...

Ralf Specht is on a mission to make soul-less companies a thing of the past. He's also the author of Building Corporate Soul. Formerly, he was the CEO of Spark44, a global advertising agency, and Managing Director at McCann Erickson. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Ralf joins us to discuss creating an environment where people do their best, developing your company soul, a...

Mike Lalor is the Chief Medical Officer at Trellis Supportive Care. As a seasoned executive level leader and a medical doctor, Mike brings a unique set of experience to the table. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Mike joins us to discuss a #CommunicationFramework for delivering bad news, leading people at the top of their field, communicating with different levels of exper...

Darin Dawson is the President & Co-founder of BombBomb, a video #Communication tool helping organizations rehumanize their communication. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Darin joins us to discuss what he learned growing the product, the importance of #HumanCenteredCommunication, how to re-think #VirtualMeetings using video & more. Connect with Darin on LinkedIn: h...

Richard Newman is the Founder & CEO of UK Body Talk, a 22-year old training company focused on the psychology of communication. He's also the author of You Were Born To Speak, which you can find here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/191645920X On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Richard joins us to discuss how to elevate your audience, adjusting your internal state, d...

Annissa Deshpande is the Founder & Principal of loglab, where she provides advisory & fractional Chief People Officer services to businesses looking to modernize their #HR. She's also the author of The Comeback: A Modern HR Novel: https://www.amazon.ca/Comeback-Modern-HR-Novel-ebook/dp/B0939LZ98S Prior to starting her business, Annissa held senior leadership positions at AECOM & Indyma...

Ken Falke is a retired US Navy member and Chairman of the Boulder Crest Foundation. He's also a philanthropist, author, and speaker who has ran several of his own businesses and non-profits. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Ken joins us to discuss why 70% of Americans hate their jobs, leading people post-pandemic, managing your control as a leader, and more. #LeadershipPri...

Richard Black is the President & General Manager at Superfly, an agency dedicated to shaping how the world plays and connects. Previously, Richard worked at the ad agency Momentum Worldwide, and led a team for Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons’ business ventures, among other positions. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Richard joins us to share his insight on transitioning...

Anthony Taylor is the host of our #Strategy & #Leadership Podcast, as well as the Managing Partner of SME Strategy Consulting. For the last episode of 2021, Anthony looks back on the year of strategy and leadership and makes his predictions for the coming year and beyond. To learn about how we can help align your team around a clear strategic plan and help you implement that plan, check out ou...

Matt Compton is the Co-founder and CEO of Filo.co, a company helping people come together to create, learn, and solve problems remotely. A two-time founder, Matt previously worked at IBM, ExactTarget (which was acquired by Salesforce), and Cheetah Digital. On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Matt joins us to discuss the three pillars of #RemoteCollaboration, the advantages of...