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Leadership Portraits is a conversation to inspire the leader in you. Leadership is a lifestyle choice; a set of core values, a culture of the heart. We lead people everyday because we influence people everyday. Please rate & review this podcast to help other people find it more easily. Who can you inspire by sharing this content with them? music from http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music, www.freestockmusic.com, www.audioblocks.com
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June 8, 2026
Welcome to episode 15 of Leadership Portraits podcast. In this authentic and honest conversation recorded live in Corvallis, Oregon, I sit down with local financial advisor and investment manager Brian Donne for a value packed conversation. Brian is the founder and president of Vantage Wealth Management and brings more than 25 years of experience in wealth management to his company’s more than 500 business and personal clients. This conversations touches on Brian’s development as a financial advisor, his approach to creating financial plans and guidance for clients, asking great questions and wealth mindset vs poverty mindset from his experience. Vantage Wealth Management serves more than 500 business and personal clients helping them achieve their financial goals with investment planning and insurance solutions. Learn more and connect with Brian and the Vantage Wealth Management team by visiting the official website: https://vantage-wm.com/ Connect with Vantage Wealth Management at their Corvallis, Oregon office located at 545 SW 2nd St Ste D, Corvallis, OR 97333. Connect with Financial Advisor, Brian Donne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-donne-lutcf-0b658a21 Connect with Lee Edward on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leemedward
July 15, 2025
Welcome and thank you for listening to leadership portraits. This is your friend, Lee Edward and I have a great conversation, which, I’m confident will inspire your leadership and stir you on to keep growing. This episode features, James Thom, Senior Director of Development, infrastructure, and Operations, Hewlett-Packard (HP). This conversation covers a lot of ground. Even more than chronicling the process and path of James’ leadership formation, the conversation really shines light on the inner motivation and driving desire that changed for James over more than a decade into his early 30s. I think you’ll come away with a refreshed perspective on your own driving motivations for leading, and as James says, “to look at the fruit of you leadership, what is it producing in you and in others.” James also shares some real practical tools, like asking people who come to him with problems, “what do you want to get out of this conversation? Are you looking for a solution, do you want to bounce some ideas off me, do you just need to vent?” I think this practice alone will take your leadership to a new level and make you a more pleasant colleague. James process of development showcases how helping other leaders be successful be successful paves a way for you to grow in your own leadership. He speaks to his motivation for leadership early on in his life being influenced by recognition, needing to be seen as doing good and to be accepted. Over the course of the conversation you will hear how this changed over 10+ years to the motivation he has now to be of service, develop, coach and mentor for the benefit of individuals in his organization but also the future success of the organization 3 years, 5 years, 10 years in the future. I liked this quote from James: “Being in charge, will come with over time, but check your heart for why you want to be in charge.” Share this episode with someone you think would be encouraged by it, it’s a great way to be of service to them. Leave a rating and review on apple or Spotify. And lastly, let me know your thoughts or questions on this episode. Send me an email or leave a comment. I do see those. If you have an idea for a guest, send that to me via email as well. I would like to know who is of interest.
April 14, 2025
Episode 13: Bill Braunworth, Head of Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University. Bill described his role as department head like two freight trains coming together, the freight train of university administration (president, provost, dean) heading in one direction and the students and faculty heading in the other. Then the department head is in the middle of that helping the two not collide but collaborate and make something better. It’s a delicate position and a key position in the university where everything intersects. This experience has enabled Bill to effectively develop as a 360 degree leader; someone who can lead up, down and laterally throughout the organization. This episode portrays the process of developing into a leader that Bill went through to eventually be selected for his leadership role as department head. Prior to the department head role he was a program leader with the Oregon State University agricultural extension service with a specialty in weed management. He also led several interesting initiatives: Klamath Water Allocation, Landmarks in Conservation, Specialty Crops Pesticide Registration, Pesticide Safety for Latinos and The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds among many others. In his career, Bill has done international, multi-year work/research projects in Egypt and Malawi, Africa in the areas of water use and management and also horticultural research and advising program on production tropical fruits, coffee, etc. Bill shares lessons learned about effectively working cross-culturally. He also shares skills recommend to develop your ability to work cross-culturally. You can learn more about Bill’s work and resource at his official page on the Oregon State University website: https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/users/bill-braunworth Thanks for listening. If you found this episode of value please consider leaving the podcast a rating and review or share it with someone you think may be helped by it.
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Leadership Portraits is a conversation to inspire the leader in you. Leadership is a lifestyle choice; a set of core values, a culture of the heart. We lead people everyday because we influence people everyday.
Please rate & review this podcast to help other people find it more easily. Who can you inspire by sharing this content with them?
music from http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music, www.freestockmusic.com, www.audioblocks.com
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