Unlock Your Leadership, with Dr Gary Crotaz, PhD

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with Joe Jacobi — Olympic gold medallist, performance coach, and author of Slalom . Joe shares lessons from a lifetime on the river — from the discipline and teamwork that led him to Olympic gold, to the mindset and flow principles that now guide his coaching and leadership work. He and Gary explore how leaders can find calm in turb...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz sits down with Jacquelyn Lane and Scott Osman , co-authors of Becoming Coachable (with Marshall Goldsmith) and co-founders of 100 Coaches Agency , to explore one of the most powerful and underrated leadership skills: coachability. Together, they unpack what it really means to be coachable — to move beyond defensiveness, ego and certainty,...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with George Mumford — world-renowned mindfulness coach, speaker, and author of The Mindful Athlete: Achieving Peak Performance Through Mental Strength and Focus. Known for his work with NBA legends like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, George brings the same wisdom that shaped championship teams to the world of leadership. He and Gar...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz is joined by Chris Brook-Carter , Chief Executive of the Retail Trust and former Managing Director at IGD, to explore one of the most important questions in business today: what truly makes a great CEO? Chris draws on years of experience leading complex organisations through disruption and change — from high-pressure commercial environment...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz talks with Dr Charles Camarda — former NASA astronaut, engineer, and founder of the Epic Education Foundation . From launching aboard Space Shuttle Discovery to investigating the Columbia accident and leading innovation initiatives inside NASA, Charlie has lived leadership in some of the most complex and high-stakes environments imaginable...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz sits down with Alisa Cohn — one of the world’s top executive coaches and author of From Start-Up to Grown-Up: Grow Your Leadership to Grow Your Business. Alisa works with founders and leaders at the most pivotal stages of their growth — helping them evolve from running the business to becoming the leader their business needs. In this candi...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz talks with Dr David Burkus — organizational psychologist, keynote speaker, and author of Best Team Ever: The Surprising Science of High-Performing Teams. David shares powerful, evidence-based insights into what makes teams truly thrive — from psychological safety and shared purpose to belonging and accountability. Together, Gary and David...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz is joined by David Noble — executive advisor, strategist, and co-author (with Dr Carol Kauffman) of Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High. David shares powerful insights from years of coaching CEOs and senior leaders navigating complex, high-pressure situations. He and Gary explore what it really means to l...

In this special episode of Unlock Your Leadership , the tables are turned. Executive coach and podcast host Dr Gary Crotaz steps out of the interviewer’s chair and into the spotlight, joined by fellow coach Beatrice Zornek for a candid conversation about his own leadership journey. Together they explore the defining moments that shaped Gary’s path — the transitions, doubts, and breakthroughs that...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz talks with Claire Pedrick MCC — Master Certified Coach, author of Simplifying Coaching , and one of the most respected voices in the global coaching community. Claire shares her refreshingly simple philosophy: that great coaching — and great leadership — isn’t about adding more, but about removing what gets in the way . She and Gary explor...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz is joined by Todd Cherches — CEO of BigBlueGumball, TEDx speaker, and author of VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life . Todd shares how leaders can transform the way they communicate, influence, and inspire — by thinking visually. Through stories, metaphors, and mental imagery, he reveals how th...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz talks with Germain St-Denis — leadership strategist and author of Empowering People Through Caring Leadership: Strategies That Actually Work . Germain shares his belief that the best leaders don’t just manage — they care . He and Gary explore what it really means to lead with compassion in today’s fast-changing world, and how genuine care...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership, Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with Dr Richard Osibanjo — executive coach, transformation strategist, and author of "5 Essential Things Every Leader Must Get Right." Richard shares lessons from years of helping leaders navigate high-stakes change across industries and cultures. He and Gary explore what it really takes to lead transformation — not just through stra...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with Whitney Johnson — CEO of Disruption Advisors, Thinkers50 honoree, and best-selling author of Smart Growth and Disrupt Yourself . Whitney shares her powerful model for understanding personal and professional growth — the S-Curve , a framework for navigating the stages of learning, mastery, and reinvention. Together, Gary and Whi...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz sits down with Dr Carol Kauffman — one of the world’s top executive coaches, founder of the Institute of Coaching at Harvard, and author of Don’t Hold Back: Break Free and Lead with Confidence . Carol shares powerful, practical insights from decades of working with senior leaders and high performers — exploring what really holds people bac...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz is joined by Dr Robert Lefkowitz , Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and one of the world’s most celebrated scientists, whose discoveries paved the way for life-saving advances in medicine. Beyond his groundbreaking research, Dr Lefkowitz reflects on the human side of science — the perseverance, curiosity, and mentorship that define leadership i...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz sits down with Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown , professors at USC Marshall School of Business and co-authors of The Unsold Mindset: Redefining What It Means to Sell . Together, they challenge the traditional view of selling — and leadership — as persuasion or performance. Instead, they reveal how the most successful and fulfilled people l...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with John Baldoni — world-renowned executive coach, leadership educator, and author of Grace Under Pressure: Leading Through Change and Crisis . John shares what it really means to lead with grace — combining strength with humility, resolve with compassion, and decisiveness with empathy. Together, Gary and John explore how leaders c...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz talks with Dr Ruth Gotian — researcher, educator, and author of The Success Factor — about what separates the truly exceptional from the merely excellent. Drawing on years of research with top performers in science, sport, business, and academia, Ruth reveals the four elements that define sustained success: intrinsic motivation, perseveran...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with Maika Leibbrandt — leadership coach, speaker, and former Gallup executive — about what it really takes to step away from a high-profile corporate role and carve out your own path. Maika shares her personal journey of rediscovery — how leaving a successful career wasn’t an ending but an invitation to realign with purpose, redefi...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz sits down with Garry Ridge , the long-time CEO and now Chairman Emeritus of WD-40 Company — and one of the world’s most authentic champions of servant leadership . Garry shares how he transformed WD-40 from a small, product-focused business into a global culture built on trust, learning and belonging — a “tribe” where people came first and...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with James D. White — former CEO of Jamba Juice and co-author of Anti-Racist Leadership: How to Transform Corporate Culture in a Race-Conscious World . James shares his hard-won insights on what it truly means to lead with equity — not as a program or initiative, but as a daily practice of courage, empathy, and accountability. He an...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with Seth Goldenberg — designer, cultural critic, and author of Radical Curiosity: Questioning Commonly Held Beliefs to Imagine Flourishing Futures . Seth invites us to rediscover the power of asking better questions — to challenge assumptions, disrupt outdated thinking, and reimagine how we lead, work, and live. Together, Gary and...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz sits down with legendary executive coach and best-selling author Dr Marshall Goldsmith to explore the ideas behind his acclaimed book The Earned Life . Marshall shares the profound lessons he’s learned from coaching many of the world’s top leaders — how success and happiness don’t always align, why achievement without meaning leads to empt...

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership , Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with Morag Barrett — executive coach, leadership expert, and co-author of You, Me, We: Why We All Need a Friend at Work (and How to Show Up as One!) Morag shares what decades of coaching senior leaders around the world have revealed about the power of authentic connection — and why the best leaders are those who build strong relatio...