MustardHub Voices: From the Frontlines
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Podcast Overview
<p>MustardHub Voices: From the Frontlines takes you inside the businesses where great leadership happens in real time. Hear from owners, operators, and managers who aren’t behind closed doors — they’re right there with their teams, serving customers, solving problems, and setting the tone. From healthcare and childcare to retail, hospitality, home services, and more, our guests share what it really takes to keep people engaged, operations running smoothly, and customers coming back. You’ll walk away with actionable ideas, inspiring stories, and a deeper look at how leaders make an impact where the work and the magic happen.</p>
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Publishing Since
1/7/2026
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Recent Episodes
February 18, 2026
Leading Through Care: Aka Ali-Kerr on Soft Skills, Culture, and Trust in Hospitality
In Episode 7 of MustardHub Voices: From the Frontlines, Julie sits down with Aka Ali-Kerr, Director of Human Resources at Andaz Miami Beach, part of the Hyatt Hotels portfolio, to explore what people-first leadership truly looks like in hospitality. With more than 25 years in HR and a background in psychology, Aka shares why soft skills are often the biggest differentiator between good leaders and great ones. Drawing from her global career journey from Trinidad and Tobago to the U.S., she explains how culture, trust, and intentional leadership behaviors directly impact engagement, retention, and performance in frontline environments. This conversation dives into leading multi-generational teams, navigating emotional intelligence on the front lines, embracing technology without losing the human touch, and why leaders must help employees understand the "why" behind their work. Aka also introduces her six leadership mandates—care with action, consistency with accountability, and competence with the right attitude—and explains why leadership is a badge of honor, not power. It's a powerful, thoughtful episode for hospitality leaders and anyone responsible for building cultures where people feel cared for, respected, and motivated to stay.
February 11, 2026
Right People, Right Seats: Scaling Frontline Teams with Dave Cuff
In Episode 6 of MustardHub Voices: From the Frontlines, Julie sits down with Dave Cuff, Chief of Staff at Loving, a production-based landscaping and sod farming business, to unpack what it really takes to scale frontline organizations without losing clarity, culture, or accountability. Dave shares his unconventional journey from pharmaceuticals to franchising and into operations leadership, offering an honest look at the growing pains that come with rapid growth. He dives into the realities of restructuring leadership teams, applying EOS in practice (not just in theory), and the hard but necessary work of ensuring the right people are in the right seats. This conversation explores breaking down silos, avoiding vanity metrics, documenting processes, and building leadership pathways that frontline and middle managers can actually follow. Dave also reflects on why leaders must resist firefighting, focus on outcomes that truly move the business, and never take their people for granted. It's a candid, practical episode for operators and leaders navigating growth, complexity, and the human side of scaling.
February 4, 2026
Empathy, Operations, and Alignment: Katin Keirstead on Leading Frontline Teams
In Episode 5 of MustardHub Voices: From the Frontlines, Julie sits down with Katin Keirstead, Vice President of Operations at The Junkluggers, to explore what it really takes to lead frontline teams in a mission-driven franchise organization. Katin shares her unconventional path into franchising and how her background in adult education shaped her leadership philosophy. She offers a behind-the-scenes look at running operations in a highly physical, people-centered business where frontline employees must balance efficiency, empathy, and customer trust during emotionally charged life transitions. This conversation dives into aligning leadership teams through EOS, setting clear objectives and accountability, and helping frontline employees understand both the emotional and financial realities of the business. Katin also discusses the importance of professional communication platforms, transparent economics, and treating operations leadership as "connective tissue" that removes obstacles so teams can succeed. It's an honest, practical discussion for franchise leaders, operators, and anyone responsible for building aligned, high-performing frontline teams.
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- What is MustardHub Voices: From the Frontlines?
<p>MustardHub Voices: From the Frontlines takes you inside the businesses where great leadership happens in real time. Hear from owners, operators, and managers who aren’t behind closed doors — they’re right there with their teams, serving customers, solving problems, and setting the tone. From healthcare and childcare to retail, hospitality, home services, and more, our guests share what it really takes to keep people engaged, operations running smoothly, and customers coming back. You’ll walk away with actionable ideas, inspiring stories, and a deeper look at how leaders make an impact where the work and the magic happen.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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