Voice of Influence

Cheryl Lynn Mobley is CEO and founder of reCalibrate, and is here with us to share what she and her team perfected when she served as a hospital president. Her boutique advisory firm has impacted global brands and Mid-Market organizations around the world with her Epic WorkplaceTM Framework. She is a speaker and the author of the newly released leadership book crafted around her experience on a ho...

Lori   Poland is the CEO of the National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect. She shares openly and genuinely about the effects of trauma, the journey of healing, and the impact that relationships have on our growth by being open about her own traumatic experience of being abducted, abused and left for dead in the pit of an outhouse toilet at the age of 3.    Lori 's healing experience has l...

May is Military Appreciation month and we are truly grateful for the sacrifice and service members and their families. Gail Williams is the clinical director of At Ease USA (AEU), a nonprofit committed to providing access to confidential trauma treatment and support for active military, veterans, frontline healthcare workers and their loved ones, regardless of their ability to pay. AEU complements...

Ignite Nebraska is an apprenticeship program fueling the way toward a more equitable future. Through this workforce development model, community partners, employers and educational institutions collaborate to provide paid apprenticeship opportunities with the promise of a full-time job offer in a high-demand, high-skilled, high-paying (H3) career for participants who successfully complete the prog...

As we move further into the Age of Artificial Intelligence, we all can see how important it is to highlight what makes us human. In this solo episode, Andrea talks about why some leaders struggle with the fundamental skill of seeing and acknowledging other people, why it's vital to getting buy-in, and how to do it even if you feel awkward.    Read the show notes here:   https://www.voiceofinfluenc...

Elisa Schmitz is an award-winning entrepreneur and journalist, and the author of "Become the Fire: Transform Life's Chaos into Business and Personal Success." She's the Latina founder and CEO of 30Seconds.com, an inspiring digital media platform that makes the world a happier, healthier, and more delicious place — 30 seconds at a time. She's also the founder of iParenting, a "Best of the Web" digi...

Do you feel uncomfortable selling? In this episode, Andrea talks with sales expert and author Finka Jerkovic about the difference between transactional, relational, and transformational selling and how understanding when to use each helps you keep your integrity intact and have sales success.  With 25 years' sales experience in the financial world, a best-selling author, podcaster, and business de...

Hidden disabilities are all around us. It's vitally important that we don't just react to others, but we get curious about what they might be experiencing under the surface. In this interview, Lonna Bell talks about hidden disabilities and her own journey to rebuild after a traumatic brain injury.     Lonna is the founder of POISE, Inc. Which stands for Power of Inspirational Strength and Encourag...

In today's episode, Andrea shares a summary of the insights gained from the Winter 2023 CEO Series.  257: Steven Sashen, CEO Xero Shoes 258: Matt Plooster, CEO Bridgepoint Investment Banking 259: Colin McIntosh, CEO Sheets & Giggles 260: Nick Lopez CEO LIME Painting     262: Scott J. Lewis CEO Spartan Investment Group 263: Marc Reifenrath CEO Spinutech 264: Amber Vilhauer CEO NGNG Enterprises  265...

In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it?   Are you the CEO of a mid-sized company? Apply to be interviewed on this show and/or...

In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it?   Are you the CEO of a mid-sized company? Apply to be interviewed on this show and/or...

  In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it?   Are you the CEO of a mid-sized company? Apply to be interviewed on this show and/o...

In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it?   Are you the CEO of a mid-sized company? Apply to be interviewed on this show and/or...

Kamales Lardi the author of The Human Side of Digital Transformation . She is a bold and strategic thinker in digital and business transformation. She combines over 23 years of deep cross-industry experience with the latest digital and technology solutions. Kamales is listed in the "Top 10 Global Thought Leaders in Digital Transformation" (Thinkers360). In 2022, Kamales was recognized in Internati...

In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it?   Are you the CEO of a mid-sized company? Apply to be interviewed on this show and/or...

In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it?   Are you the CEO of a mid-sized company? Apply to be interviewed on this show and/or...

In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it?   Are you the CEO of a mid-sized company? Apply to be interviewed on this show and/or...

In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it?   Are you the CEO of a mid-sized company? Apply to be interviewed on this show and/or...

In the past few months we've spoken with many business leaders who are highly concerned about the mental health of their employees. They're concerned because they care about individuals and the impact that employee well-being has on their company's success.   In this episode Andrea shares how the frameworks, tools, coaching, and consulting that Voice of Influence offers can help your team move mor...

Jessica VanRokel is a Voice of Influence Manager Success Coach and Training Facilitator. In this episode we discuss Jessica's forthcoming book, REFRAMING REJECTION: How Looking through a Different Lens Changes Everything. "   Listen in as Jessica shares about four different types of rejection and how to reframe each type to live a life of freedom.   Read the show notes here:   https://www.voiceofi...

When should a company use LinkedIn Learning for professional development and when does it make more sense to call a leadership development company for help? When should a CEO address a symptom and when is time to search for a longer-term diagnosis and solution?  In this conversation between our CEO Andrea Wenburg and our manager coach and trainer, Jessica Van Rokel, we learn the answers to these q...

Credibility Is More Than Confidence Career 101 Podcast Work Dope Read the show notes here:   https://www.voiceofinfluence. net/253 Give and receive feedback that makes a difference! Register for our 20 minute Deep Impact Method video course here:  www.voiceofinfluence.net/ deepimpact

Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS) mission is to strengthen educator and system leader capacity to break down barriers to increase access, belonging, and success in rigorous college and career-prep secondary school courses for students of color and low-income students so that they may thrive in their postsecondary pursuits and life goals. Eddie is passionate about issues of social justice and educati...

Did you know that the questions you ask yourself drive your thinking? In today's episode, Dr. Marilee Adams shares the difference between a Learner Mindset and a Judger Mindset, the Choice Map, and what makes a quality question.   Dr. Marilee Adams is an award-winning author and pioneer in the fields of inquiry-based coaching, leadership and organizational culture. She is CEO/Founder of the Inquir...

From resigning to quiet quitting, corporate leaders are trying to figure out how to keep people around and interested in their work, all the while struggling to feel engaged themselves. It's unrealistic for a leader to inject energy into their team and have it be sustainable. It's impossible for a supervisor to demand energy from their team and be successful. So what can be done to improve engagem...