3. Reluctant Manager | Scale Architects

What Does Leadership Sound Like with Tom Henschel – Ep. 42

February 20, 2023 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this fascinating episode, Tom Henschel’s, Executive Coach and Podcast Host at Essential Communications, shares how he uses his decades long career as a Hollywood actor to help leaders develop their look and sound of leadership.

We dive into the true sign of authenticity in leadership, how COVID has shaped the current leadership challenge, and how to create deep trust in a remote work environment

For more than thirty years, Tom Henschel has helped hundreds of senior leaders achieve The Look & Sound of Leadership.

His expertise as a communications coach has taken him into executive offices at companies such as Amazon, CitiGroup, CoreLogic, Dole, HP, KONE, Netflix, Toyota, and Warner Bros.

In addition to coaching executives, Tom facilitates team events and delivers interactive trainings in the areas of presentation skills, effective communications, and influence skills at companies such as Disney, Nissan, Taco Bell, Transamerica and Symantec.

Putting Profit First with Kristen Ricupero – Ep. 41

February 13, 2023 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this incredibly practical episode, Kristen Riciupero, Personal Financial Coach and CEO of Financial Fitness Coaching, shares how she went from having a decent job and no money to helping business owners make more profit than they could ever have imagined.

Fueled by her passion to help others succeed and become financially free, Kristen is a Personal Financial Coach & Profit First Certified Coach who specializes in helping small business owners, entrepreneurs and driven professionals develop and strengthen their money management skills, eliminate debt, and create cash flow systems to maximize profit and ultimately build wealth. By developing specific action plans that are tailored to each client’s needs, values and goals, it allows them to live and retire in ways they only thought they could dream.

What to do when working hard is not enough with Otis McGregor – Ep. 40

February 6, 2023 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this thought-provoking episode, Otis McGregor, Executive Strategist and CEO of Tribe+Purpose, shares how he has used his experience of 25 years in the US Army to help leaders grow and develop as they grow and develop their teams.

Otis retired from the US Army in 2009 as a Green Beret Lieutenant Colonel following 25 years of service. Where he discovered his passion lies in helping people succeed. And it is that same passion now drives him to create better leaders. Otis believes that better leaders create better organizations, better organizations create better communities, and better communities will create a better world.

Becoming a Better Founder through Physical Fitness with Derick Johnson – Ep. 131

January 30, 2023 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this ardent episode, Derick Johnson, Owner and Life Coach at Fit with Derick, shares how he helps his clients break old patterns to thrive and not just survive in their professional and personal lives.

You will discover:

- How to exercise for success (not just a six-pack)
- The cost of not being present for your own life
- One simple step to get your physical and mental health goals back on track

When to Overcome Duct-Tape Digitization with Stefan Debois – Ep. 39

January 30, 2023 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this tech-forward episode, Stefan Debois, Founder and CEO of Pointerpro, shares how he helps professional service providers overcome the inefficiencies that prevent them from ever truly achieving scalability.

What I love about this episode, however, is that Stefan shares how tech isn’t always the right answer, how duct tape digitization is the right strategy, and most crucially, when you need to change tack to achieve true scalability.

The Often Overlooked Power of Congruent Leadership with Gary de Rodriguez – Ep. 38

January 23, 2023 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this passion-filled episode, Gary de Rodriguez, goes deep to help us step up as a consistent and congruent leader in every aspect of our lives.

Recognized as an internationally acclaimed expert in the science of human excellence and known as the People Mechanic, Gary De Rodriguez has over a 35-year career in designing and integrating the most influential models of psychology-based systems of success in leadership, human behavior, relationships, communication, and team dynamics.

How the Need for Speed is Killing Your Business with Brigitta Hoeferle – Ep. 36

January 9, 2023 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this masterful episode, Brigitta Hoeferle, Owner and Founder of the Center for NLP, shares how she nearly destroyed her business and the lessons she learned and now shares with ambitious leaders all across the world.

As a powerfully engaging and professional international speaker, Brigitta is also known as the fast-tracked female trainer and retired lead coach of one of the largest self-development companies in the world.

As leading mentor, business coach and author she has been invited to speak on stages around the world, to the certify and train executives in the leading methodologies of powerful communication, in form of Neuro Patterns of Communication for their personal and business life.

The Secret to Frontline Leadership with Greg Cagle – Ep. 35

January 9, 2023 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this powerful episode, Greg Cagle, Transformational Executive Coach and Corporate Culture Consultant at The Cagle Group, shares how he helps leaders from the C-Suite to the front line embrace and exemplify the culture of their organization and produce truly remarkable results.

Greg Cagle is a passionate advocate for authenticity, a transformational executive coach, a corporate culture consultant, an author, and a speaker. Leveraging more than twenty-five years of in-the-trenches experience in building and leading his own companies, Greg comes alongside leaders and guides companies to position them for breakthrough success in building a culture that blows away the competition.

Speeding Up by Slowing Down with Brian Smith – Ep. 29

November 24, 2022 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this prescient episode, Brian Smith reveals how to get your business or nonprofit to where you want it faster by moving slower.
 Brian Smith, PhD, is founder and senior managing partner of IA Business Advisors, a management consulting firm that has worked with more than 18,000 CEOs, entrepreneurs, managers, and employees worldwide. Together with his daughter, Mary Griffin, he has authored his latest book, Individual Influence: Find the “I” in Team, which shares how to become our best self with everyone we influence.

If There’s No Way Back, You Have to go Forward with Steve Smith – Ep. 28

November 21, 2022 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this highly insightful episode Steve Smith, Owner of GrowthSource Coaching, shares the paradoxical method he used to help thousands of business scale!

Steve Smith is the owner of GrowthSource Coaching, an Orange County, CA based business and executive coaching company that specializes in helping business professionals become extraordinary leaders, savvy business owners and confident marketing strategists.
Steve’s sole mission is to help business professionals develop their clarity, confidence and operating performance so they can play at their highest potential.

As a business and executive coach, Steve’s clients consider him their ‘Catalyst for Change’. He works with senior level professionals to upgrade their thinking, demeanor, skills, confidence and desire for action so they can have greater impact.

Steve also co-hosts the only father/son duo podcast, ‘The Business Wingmen Show’ with his son Travis Smith.

The Challenge of Leadership Transformation with Ken Kilday – Ep. 26

November 14, 2022 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this timely episode, Ken Kilday, Founder and Creator of the Leader’s Cut, reveals the secret to recognizing when it’s time to change the way you lead.
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"Ken is a former executive leader and current full-time Executive Business Coach. He uses the diversity and depth of his leadership experience to help CEOs, Business Owners, and Executives become better leaders, make better decisions, and deliver better results, both personally and professionally.

The Surprising Gift of Doubt with Marc Pitman – Ep. 23

October 30, 2022 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this exceptionally encouraging episode, Marc Pitman, Founder of the Concord Leadership Group, shares how he helps his clients mine for their brilliance within.
 Concord Leadership Group founder Marc A. Pitman, CSP® helps leaders lead their teams with more effectiveness and less stress. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching of executives, conducting high-engagement trainings, or growing leaders through his ICF-accredited coach certification program, his clients grow in stability and effectiveness. He is the author of The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Are Meant to Be. He’s also the author of Ask Without Fear!® – which has been translated into Dutch, Polish, Spanish, and Mandarin. 