Innovative Leadership

About Innovative Leadership

Ryan Stickel and Stephanie Hurd sit down with visionary leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators as they discuss their personal stories, challenges, leadership, and secrets to success.

Publisher

Innovative Incorporated

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 May 2023

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

79 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Ep. 79 - Dave Shuster

   Dave Shuster, President and CEO of Horizon Goodwill Industries, returns to discuss how his organization approaches change management and getting community buy-in, the Horizon Market grocery initiative tackling food access in downtown Hagerstown, and the practical, human-centered ways Goodwill is putting AI to work behind the scenes.

2. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Ep. 78 - Nicole Rappaport

   Nicole Rappaport joins Ryan and Steph to celebrate 25 years of Innovative by discussing the early days of building the business from home, stepping back over time to make room for the next generation of leadership, and finding her own identity and interests beyond the business.

3. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Ep. 77 - Chris Brewer

   Chris Brewer, Executive Director of the Washington County Arts Council, joins Ryan and guest co-host Lauren to discuss the winding path that led him to leadership, why creativity and community spaces matter more than ever in a digitally disconnected world, and the arts scene of downtown Hagerstown.

Who has been a guest on Innovative Leadership

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sam Stotler
• Lauren Paulet-Miller
• Ericka Rohrbaugh
• Amanda Portner
• Mike Fried

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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