My Great Aunt EDNA: The Golden Girl of Leadership

About My Great Aunt EDNA: The Golden Girl of Leadership

My Great Aunt EDNA is a leadership platform that stands for Excellence, Doing Things the Right Way, No Shortcuts, & Accountability. Mac McNeil discusses metaphorical and anecdotal stories from his own leadership and life journey with organizations such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Synchrony, and The Community Reinvestment Fund, USA, as well as the inclusion of wisdom nugget contributions from several other top leaders from all around the world! Mac is the author of My Great Aunt EDNA book and weekly newsletter that highlights leadership topics featuring top leaders from around the world. Mac spent four years in the U.S. Army as an Intelligence Analyst in Psychological Operations, Special Operations Command (Airborne), and he is a Desert Storm Veteran. Mac McNeil has been a leader in the financial industry for 19 years in various leadership roles. He is currently the Executive Director of NCRC Community Development Fund in Washington DC, where he leads all aspects of the organization. Previously he was the Executive Vice President of the Sanneh Foundation and Senior Vice President of Operations for the Community Reinvestment Fund, USA where he led Enterprise Operations which included Asset Management, Customer Engagement, Data Management & Analytics, Fund Administration, Learning & Development, Loan Servicing Operations, Process Governance, Risk & Controls, Technology/Automation, Underwriting & Closing, and Vendor Relations. Mac has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Pfeiffer University, a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, and Doctorate (ABD) in Management and Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix. He has served on the Board of Directors for Feeding America of Greater Riverside, Inspire Life Skills Training, Inc, The Christian Adoption Service, The Black Professional Group of Bank of America, and The Black Organization for Leadership Development for JPMorgan Chase.

Publisher

Mac McNeil

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

5 Feb 2023

Latest episode

20 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

33 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Apr 2025

   My Great Aunt EDNA Leadership Podcast - JAY HAIGLER - DIVING WITH A PURPOSE

   For those who know me personally, you know I am a private pilot. I fly. I like heights and the beauty of the earth from the viewpoint of the sky. It is a majestic feeling to soar, have control of your aircraft, and view the heavens and the earth simultaneously. I have met a brother who does the opposite. He dives; very deep. He dives in oceans and views the majesty of the earth from under deep waters, and has explained to me a similar feeling of euphoria. He is also a leader in his field, which is why My Great Aunt EDNA had to speak with him. Meet Jay Haigler, the master scuba diver and leader of an organization known as Diving With a Purpose. Shout out to our brother Dell Warren for making the connection. CLICK PLAY TO LISTEN TO MY CONVERSATION WITH JAY HAIGLER ABOUT LEADERSHIP, PURPOSE, AND DIVING. #mygreatauntedna (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/mygreatauntedna) #auntedna (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/auntedna) #leadership (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/leadership) #leadershipdevelopment (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/leadershipdevelopment) #leadership (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/leadership) #excellence (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/excellence) #dointthingstherightway (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/dointthingstherightway) #noshortcuts (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/noshortcuts) #accountability (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/accountability) #author (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/author) #books (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/books) #podcast (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/podcast) #macmcneil (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/macmcneil) #My_Great_Aunt_EDNA (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/my_great_aunt_edna) #MacMcNeil (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/macmcneil)

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   21 Feb 2025

   My Great Aunt EDNA Leadership Podcast - Grace Yung Foster - Born an Adoptee Outsider, Living as a Leader

   Is there a line in heaven for those who choose to be born an orphan? I am assuming that line would not exist, even if there were a desk for this category (I am picturing the Division of Motor Vehicles in my mind). As Grace Yung Foster told me during our leadership discussion pertaining to her lived experience of being an adoptee, then abandoned after adoption, resulting in the rest of her childhood being in foster care, being born an orphan means that you are literally born an outsider belonging nowhere. But Grace has overcome the beginning of her existence to become a leader in working with adoptees, foster children, and organizations to better maximize the full human potential. #mygreatauntedna #auntedna #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #leadership #excellence #dointthingstherightway #noshortcuts #accountability #author #books #books #podcast #macmcneil #youtube #youtubevideo #My_Great_Aunt_EDNA #MacMcNeil #leadership help #leadership_helping_others_to_succeed_quotes

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   9 Feb 2025

   My Great Aunt EDNA - Newsletter Audio Shorts - DREAM A LITTLE DREAM FOR ME

   Several studies have shown that creativity is much more prevalent in dreams than in actual life. Why, you ask? It is because the portion of the brain that manages logic and reason is largely restrained during the first 3 hours of sleep. This restraint of logic permits the free association connectivity of memories and ideas in a way that can produce novel combinations. The key to this being a benefit for your personal, leadership, or business life is the point at which you wake up in your sleep progression. I now automatically wake up after 3 hours, which allows me to vividly remember the novel combinations that were in my dreams. Typically, after the first 3 hours of sleep, it is harder for one to remember the vivid details of dreams if one sleeps a full 6 - 8 hours consecutively.

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