Hear from various leaders about their personal journey, challenges and growth areas focused on formative experiences, how their experiences shaped their approach to leadership, and rapid reflections based on lessons learned, biggest failures, and advice to their younger selves.
Send us Fan Mail We distill a year of leadership interviews into six repeatable choices that show up across industries, personalities, and careers. We share the stories and the practical challenges that turn leadership from a confusing theory into daily habits that build trust and develop people. Leadership advice can feel like a stack of contradictions. Be decisive but slow down. Be confident but vulnerable. Chase results but prioritize relationships. After a year of conversations with CEOs,...
31 Jul 2026
Listen Before Leading
Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Val Robinson to unpack how trust is earned in high-stakes moments, from home loans to leading teams through uncertainty. I learn why listening first, staying transparent, and choosing service over selling creates calmer decisions, stronger relationships, and a career that lasts. • Val’s path from pre-med to mortgage lending and why helping people stays the mission • Trust as the real product in mortgage lending and in leadership • Building ...
29 Jun 2026
Leadership That Outlasts You
Send us Fan Mail We talk with Dan Pete about leadership that lasts beyond your tenure, from training your replacement to building systems that help people grow. Dan blends military accountability with academic research to show how real leaders share credit, own failures, and make decisions without perfect information. • Building a leadership philosophy through learning and self-awareness • Training your replacement to prevent silos and enable promotion • Taking care of peop...
1 Jun 2026
BONUS Episode - The Power of Executive Coaching
Send us Fan Mail We sit down with executive career coach Valerie Plis to unpack why experienced leaders get stuck and how structured feedback can turn uncertainty into momentum. We share how tiny, consistent behavior changes and a clear leadership brand can reshape how people experience you at work. • Why leaders seek executive coaching • Debunking the stigma that coaching is only for failing leaders • Intent vs impact as the root of most leadership blind spots • Why c...
25 May 2026
Lead With Care And Accountability
Send us Fan Mail We reflect with Aníbal Fuentes on building a meaningful career through purpose, lateral growth, and the kind of leadership that earns trust over time. We dig into why listening is a force multiplier and why real care includes accountability and hard feedback. • Choosing horizontal moves early to broaden skills and discover passions • Building a career inside one company by changing “problem states” instead of chasing titles • Approaching an international ass...
1 May 2026
Care + Competence = Trust
Send us Fan Mail We talk with Mark Peoples, co-founder and chief visionary officer of NavX Realty, about how a hard start in school turns into a life built on resilience, faith, and service-first leadership. We dig into the skills that create real trust, the setbacks that shape better judgment, and the personal priorities that keep success from becoming the goal. • Mark’s early learning challenges and the mentor who redirected his path • A high school radio station sales call tha...
3 Nov 2025
Episode 5: Ryan Turnley - Leadership Is A Muscle
Send us a text We explore how a small-town work ethic, early mentorship, and a bias for action shaped Ryan Turnley’s path from CPG problem-solver to Leader. The throughline: calm beats chaos, empower your people, and build systems that let others thrive. • early lessons in work ethic and customer service • pivotal college choices and career entry into CPG • first big project wins and learning from setbacks • shifting from tactics to strategy with retailers • building analytics and cost-to-se...
5 Oct 2025
Episode 4: Lyn Sutton - Connection Is Currency
Send us a text We talk with Lyn about turning failure into fuel, saying yes to stretch roles, and using relationships to open doors that skills alone don't always unlock. From Kroger to entrepreneurship, she shows how service, trust, and data-backed storytelling shape resilient careers. • Early pivots from journalism to numbers and food systems • Breaking into category management through initiative and persistence • Moving to Cincinnati, building credibility, and combating bias&n...
2 Sept 2025
Episode 3: Yelena Idelchik - Leading with Joy and Purpose
Send us a text Yelena Idelchik shares her 25-year journey in the CPG industry, from growing up in the Soviet Union to leading brands at Nabisco, Colgate-Palmolive, Cody, and Reckitt, with powerful insights on authentic leadership and team empowerment. • Learning the crucial difference: "A boss tells. A leader sets the vision, sets the example, and shares credit." • Building functions and teams that didn't exist before her arrival • The underrated power of joy in leadership – creating energy ...
9 Aug 2025
Episode 2: Amishi Takalkar's Leadership Journey
Send us a text What shapes a truly exceptional leader? In this captivating conversation with Amishi Takalkar, co-founder and CEO of Nailbiter, we explore the journey that transformed a young woman from Mumbai into a pioneering force in behavioral analytics. The heart of our conversation explores Amishi's cultural transition to America, where despite her English fluency, she encountered unexpected challenges with accents, cultural references, and professional norms. Her candid admission about...
4 Jul 2025
Life and Leadership - Nathaniel Noertker
Nathaniel Noertker shares his leadership journey from rural Ohio to corporate executive, explaining how difficult leaders, faith, and mentorship shaped his approach to guiding teams and making decisions. • Growing up in rural southwestern Ohio • Attending post-secondary education during high school • Surviving a toxic manager • Learning from a supportive boss who tailored her leadership style to meet his needs • Undergoing executive coaching that identified four growth areas: intentional voc...
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