Inspirational Leadership for People Managers, Executives & HR Leaders

For this week’s Inspirational Leadership Podcast I spoke with with Corey Blake who began his storytelling career as an actor, starring in one of the 50 greatest Superbowl ads of all time. In 2006, Corey created Round Table Companies (RTC), which serves CEOs, thought leaders, and organizations in helping them to unpack and share their authentic story through books, film & video, and art installations.

I changed things up in this episode and instead of having Corey "talk" about the art of storytelling I had him unearth part of my story LIVE on the podcast and he gives step by step instructions as we go so you can join in and do the exercise with us. This was a beautiful and moving experience that allowed me to show up with a lot of vulnerability and model it for all of you. It also gave me a chance to lean into my intention for 2022 which is embracing #CourageOverComfort. In this episode we also discuss how to unpack the origin story behind your unique gifts and talents, why storytelling is the most profound way to elevate trust with others and how to create the psychological safety necessary for exploring our stories.

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For this week’s Inspirational Leadership Podcast I spoke with Rachel Druckenmiller who's on a mission to humanize the workplace by igniting resilience, connection, engagement and compassion in organizations, leaders and teams. Recognized by Forbes as a Next1000 honoree in 2021, the #1 Health Promotion Professional in the U.S. by the Wellness Council of America in 2015, a 40 Under 40 Game Changer in 2019, and one of The Daily Record’s Leading Women of 2020, Rachel is a national thought leader in the field of employee engagement and wellbeing. 

In this episode we discuss why you’re blind to your own dysfunction, unapologetically asking for what you need, illuminating toxic leadership behaviors and working through the pain and discomfort that comes with transformation.

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For this week’s Inspirational Leadership Podcast I spoke with Asif Sadiq, who's the Senior Vice President at WarnerMedia for Equity and Inclusion, International, he was previously the Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at adidas and has a long and rich career in the diversity and inclusion space with senior executive roles at The Telegraph Media Group, EY Financial Services and the City of London Police. He is a board member for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and a member of the board of advisors for Hedley May. Over his 20-year career he has worked in Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa and Asia.  

In this episode we discuss how to implement a more effective diversity and inclusion strategy, listening openly without being attached to preconceived judgments, why human-centric leadership is the future of work and how to manage imposter syndrome.

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For this week’s Inspirational Leadership Podcast I spoke with Rasie Bamigbade who's a leadership coach, bestselling author and speaker. She helps business and corporate leaders lead their teams more effectively through self leadership at RB Jumpstart Coaching. Rasie was born and raised in Sierra Leone, lived in The Gambia and moved to Canada at a young age for a better future. She has over 14 years of leadership experience working at Starbucks, McDonalds, HMShost and ISSofBC. Her new bestselling book is called, Lead in Your Truth.

In this episode we discuss why self-leadership is so important and how it impacts your success as a leader, speaking up and sharing your accomplishments, bringing your whole self to work and how to process emotions more effectively.

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For this week’s Inspirational Leadership Podcast I spoke with Richard Newman, who's an award-winning expert in Leadership Communication, Storytelling and Influence, working in advanced communication since 1995. Richard specializes in showing leaders how to speak with greater impact and influence. He is regularly featured on BBC London Radio and is the author of the best selling book ‘You were Born to Speak’. Richard founded Body Talk in 2000 and began working with a well-known Formula 1 team. His team at Body Talk have now worked with over 100,000 clients from 46 countries around the world.

In this episode we discuss how Richard went from being an introverted, shy, high-functioning autistic, to teaching advanced communication skills to global business leaders, the one secret that shifts your influence in every situation, actionable ways to be a more effective storyteller and how to convince 42% more people, using small changes in every meeting.

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For this week’s Inspirational Leadership Podcast I spoke with Michael K. Sahota, who's a Thought Leader, Author, Trainer and Speaker in the Agile Industry. Michael is the founder and CEO of SHIFT314 Inc: a next-generation conscious training & consulting firm that specializes in Culture, Organizational Evolution and Evolutionary Leadership. His life’s work is a system to enable evolutionary capabilities in people and organizations, creating high performance through Business Agility. Michael's latest book “Leading Beyond Change'' is a practical guide on “How To” lead evolutionary change and unlock the success of your organization.

In this episode we discuss how to create a high-performance organization, moving from servant leadership to evolutionary leadership, the truth about company culture and why your brain is designed to keep you from learning and how to break out of it.

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For this week’s Inspirational Leadership Podcast I spoke with Areva Martin, who's one of America's leading voices in the media. An award-winning attorney, advocate, legal and social issues commentator, talk show host, and producer, she is a CNN/HLN legal analyst, former co-host of The Doctors and Face the Truth, and a regular contributor on Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, and Dr. Phil. A Harvard Law School graduate, Areva founded Martin & Martin, LLP, a Los Angeles–based civil rights firm, and is the CEO of Butterflly Health, Inc., a mental health technology company. A best-selling author, Areva has dedicated her fourth book, Awakening: Ladies, Leadership, and the Lies We’ve Been Told, to helping women worldwide recognize, own, and assert their limitless power.

In this episode we discuss the five lies told by society that have held women back for years, how our system actively works against women to keep them “the inferior sex", why small-scale strategies to enact change ultimately fail and simple tips to help men become powerful partners, rather than passive allies, in creating a more equitable world.

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For this week’s Inspirational Leadership Podcast I spoke with S. Chris Edmonds & Mark S. Babbitt.

S. Chris Edmonds is a speaker, author, and executive consultant who helps senior leaders create and sustain purposeful, positive, productive work cultures. After leading successful teams for 15 years, Edmonds started his company, The Purposeful Culture Group, in 1990. Over the years, he has worked for clients in industries including automotive, banking and financial services, government, hospitality, insurance, manufacturing, non-profit, retail, sales, pharmaceutical, software, and technology and has been named a “Top 100 Leadership Speaker” by Inc. Magazine.

Mark S. Babbitt is the President of WorqIQ, a consultancy focused on improving leadership and developing Workplace Intelligence (WQ), and is also the Founder and CEO of YouTern, a community focused on helping young careerists get their first or next internship or job. A recovering Silicon Valley engineer, he has worked with many high-tech clients and start-ups and consulted with many healthcare and non-profit organizations. Babbitt has been named a “Top 100 Leadership Speaker” by Inc. Magazine and has contributed to Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and more.

For decades, businesses have exhausted billions of dollars attempting to enhance company culture. They spend countless hours developing strategies to increase employee engagement, decrease burnout, increase retention, and improve productivity. And yet, most workplaces still suck. Good Comes First provides the insight and direction needed to make change happen for people who want to kickstart a culture revolution within their organization and see immediate and lasting change.

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Why are some people magnetic, confident, comfortable in their skin, and in charge of their destinies? What’s their secret? In a word: Swagger

For this week’s Inspirational Leadership Podcast I spoke with Leslie Ehm, who's a former TV host and advertising Creative Director turned training guru. She’s spent decades travelling the globe with her award-winning company Combustion, working with executives and teams from top organizations like Google, Disney, Pepsico, Lenovo TD Bank, FBC, Uber, and so many more. She’s turned technologists into creative forces, bankers into storytellers, and has brought a serious dose of badass-ness to boardrooms everywhere.

Fueled by her unrelenting passion for developing human potential, Leslie is now a Swagger Coach, speaker, and the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon #1 bestselling Author of Swagger – Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want. She’s also a passionate amateur boxer and fighter for good.

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For this week’s Inspirational Leadership Podcast I spoke with Dr. Shahab Anari who helps audiences flourish and build high performance habits with his positive-psychology-based methodology. He's also the co-founder of North Star Success Inc, a world-class personal branding agency that helps business professionals build their brand, grow their business, and make more impact. He regularly speaks on topics of high performance and personal branding where he has shared the stage with legendary speakers such as Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Brian Tracy, Jack Canfield, and Robert Kiyosaki. He's also the best-selling author of multiple books that have been widely read worldwide. In 2020, he was named a Top 25 Canadian Immigrant.

In this episode we discuss how to be totally engaged in a task without being attached to the outcome, developing a stronger relationship with your intuition, working through short-term discomfort in service of long-term prosperity and how to build positive psychology habits.

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