Centered on opening a conversation about the human side of leadership, Leila Ansart speaks with business and tech leaders about how they navigated uncertainty and setbacks and found the inner strength to persevere, despite huge challenges. Hosted by Leila Ansart, ACC, CEO, Executive Coach and Leadership Advisor
Transforming How Underserved Communities Access Jobs in Tech — with William A. Adams, Technical Advisor to CTO at Microsoft
Brief Summary: Our podcast guest for this episode is William A. Adams, Technical Advisor to CTO at Microsoft. William shared a story of the impact of being the only black person at Microsoft for at least 15 years, and the moment he realized there was something specific he was called to do and how that vision took conviction and perseverance to see it through. Key insights from this episode: (04:07) William tells us who he is and what he cares about (06:13) William explains how he beg...
23 Aug 2022
Changing the Perception of Success: You CAN do good for the world and make money at it. --with Dr. AnnMaria De Mars
Brief Summary: Our podcast guest for this episode is Dr. AnnMaria De Mars. She's currently president of 7 Generation Games, making educational games and the tools to make them. Also she's a seventh degree black belt in Judo and the first American to win the world championship, giving her more right than anyone else on earth to call herself a ‘coding ninja’. In our conversation today, Dr. De Mars and I discuss being a minority in tech; the little known benefits of working with family m...
26 Jul 2022
Staying True to Your Core Values in Business —with Scott Levine
Brief Summary: Our podcast guest for this episode is Scott Levine, Founder of AEGIS Law, a non-traditional corporate M&A and ventured law firm based in St. Louis, Missouri. Scott shares the story about realizing his legal business model needed to change beyond the traditional one and how his personal evolution spurred on a decision that would translate into the 10x growth of AEGIS Law. A strikingly unique story in an industry, not known for innovation. Key insights from this episode:&n...
12 Jul 2022
When a Seizure Gets Your Attention with Dr. Bonnie Wilson, President and Founder of Xceeding the Mark Executive Coaching and Consulting
Brief Summary: Our podcast guest for this episode is Dr. Bonnie Wilson, President & Founder of Xceeding the Mark Executive Coaching and Consulting. Bonnie shared how a seizure got her attention and how every professional can learn to align their daily choices with their own values. Listen in to our conversation. Key insights from this episode: (at 2:27) Bonnie shares her professional background and how she started as ER nurse to owning her own executive coaching company.&nb...
21 Jun 2022
Surviving a StartUp Amidst the Pandemic Through Effective Leadership with Tanya Vucetic, CEO of Blockforms
Brief Summary: Our podcast guest for this episode is Tanya Vucetic, CEO of Blockforms. Listen in as Tanya shares her startup journey, and how her company began from zero traction to now gaining national traction in the midst of global pandemic. Key insights from this episode: (at 2:57) Tanya shares her love for travel and why she decided to move to Hong Kong.(at 6:52) Tanya tells the story of how her company Blockforms started and how the pandemic had changed their narrative.(at...
16 Nov 2021
Being a Champion for Diversity and Inclusion — with Amy Huang, Director of Onsite Technical Support at Marsh McLennan
Brief Summary: Our podcast guest for this episode is Amy Huang who serves as Director of Onsite Technical Support at Marsh McLennan. Listen in as Amy, who is a champion for diversity and inclusion, discussed on this episode how someone can be supportive and lean into creating an inclusive environment at work, specifically around the LGBTQ community. Key insights from this episode: (at 3:28) Amy shares her fuel(at 7:28) Amy talks about how intersectionality plays out in he...
25 Oct 2021
Recovering from Burnout —with Jen Leech, President, COO and Co Founder at Truss
Brief summary: On this episode, I get to speak with the COO of Truss. Jen leech, a software engineer with experience at nearly every level of the stack. During this interview, Jen gives us a behind the scenes look at how burnout showed up for her a few years ago, and what she's discovered that allows her to be strategic about managing it since then. Key insights from this episode: (at 09:10) Jen notices the first signs of burnout(at 13:11) Jen and Leila discuss the challenges of ...
11 Oct 2021
Rewarding Failures -- with Jennifer Chang, CEO of Playform
Brief summary: On today's podcast, I have the privilege of speaking with Jennifer Chang, the CEO of Playform, a Khosla-backed tech startup that is applying no code AI solutions to make it possible for all creative people to create original artworks and join the NFT art movement. Jennifer also talks about her view of failure, and why she finds fear of regret so much more powerful than fear of failure. In fact, she explains the how and why of how she rewards herself for failures. Key insight...
27 Sept 2021
Celebrating Every Small Win —with James Brinkley II, Intellectual Property Attorney and Founder and CEO of IPGen
Brief summary: In this episode, I'll be talking with James Brinkley II, an intellectual property attorney out of Washington, DC in the United States and the Founder and CEO of IPGen. James and I discuss making the patent process easily accessible for all, how he chooses to focus on small wins and his startup journey so far. Key insights from this episode: (at 02:06) James shares how the idea of IP Gen came about. (at 06:07) James and Leila talk about ways of ce...
30 Aug 2021
Finding Courage by Changing Perspective —with Scott Shute, Former LinkedIn’s Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs and Author of The Full Body Yes
Brief summary: In this episode of FUELPodcast, I have Scott Shute joining us. He is the Former Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn and also the author of the new book The Full Body Yes. Listen in as he shares a big struggle he faced in his career path and how he turned the situation around. Key insights from this episode: (at 2:55) Scott talks about working at Linkedin and how we became the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs of the biggest professional ne...
25 Aug 2021
The Importance of Community —with Melanie Aronson, Founder and CEO of Panion
Brief summary: Melanie Aronson is the founder and CEO of Panion, an all-in-one community management platform that builds privacy, empathy and meaningful connection into online and offline communities. After researching integration at Lund University in Sweden, she birthed the idea of an app that would help facilitate meaningful connection between people. This idea launched her into the world she lives in today. Listen in as Melanie shares, how her drive to reduce loneliness and increas...
25 Aug 2021
When 'Fuel' Finds You -- with Dr. Tony Cortés, Director of Aviation Safety at EagleView Technologies
Brief summary: In this episode, we hear from Dr. Tony Cortés, a Director of Aviation Safety. Listen in as Tony and I discuss the personal drive that's pushed him through the many challenges in his life and career, and specifically a few points that he makes about fuel or a motivating force that finds you versus the other way around. Key insights from this episode: TC: (at 9:38) TC: When you make a big mistake and you hit bottom or you think you've hit bottom, that imperative nee...
24 Aug 2021
Letting Your Work Be the 'Story' --with Dr. Amy Grubb, Digital Transformation Advisor to the CIO at the FBI
Brief summary: In this episode, we hear from Dr. Amy Grubb, the Digital Transformation Advisor to the CIO at the FBI. You’ll hear from Amy how much of what would be deemed successes in her career were either serendipity or part of a derailment that she had to overcome. Key insights in this episode: AG: (at 3:56) What I realized is we can get all the talent in the world, and some of the best talent in the world --and we do, but that’s not going to make them work together better. That’s...
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