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Change is Here to Stay, So How Do We Manage It with Victoria Pelletier – Ep. 44

March 6, 2023 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this insightful episode, Victoria Pelletier, Managing Director at Accenture, shares how she has leveraged the lessons she has learned from 20 years of executive leadership and 18 mergers and acquisitions.

You’ll learn how to effectively manage change by proactively investing in your personal brand and fostering authentic relationship within your organization or division.

Victoria is a 20+ year Corporate Executive and Board Director – she is currently a Managing Director at Accenture. Nicknamed the “Turn Around Queen” by former colleagues and employers, Victoria inspires and empowers her team and clients to change mindsets and drive growth in business, leadership and culture.

Victoria was recognized as one of the Top 30 Most Influential Business Leaders in Tech by CIOLook, 2021’s Top 50 Business Leader in Technology by Insight Magazine and a Mentor of the Year by Women in Communications & Technology in 2020. HSBC bank awarded her the Diversity & Inclusion in Innovation award in 2019 and she was IBM’s #1 Global Social Seller ranked by LinkedIn in 2019 and 2020.

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.

Five Ways to Solve Your People Problems

February 6, 2023 by Scott Ritzheimer

You can’t reach $10M or $50M the same way that you reached $1M or $5M. In the early days of organic growth, you can simply sell your way to success and deal with fulfillment problems as they come. To break the $10M barrier and go deep into 8-figure territory, you need to first create the internal capacity for scale, then you can get back to selling and growing your top line.

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

The Only Three Things Every CEO Must Do with Daniel Marcos – Ep. 129

January 23, 2023 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this irrepressible episode, Daniel Marcos, co-founder and CEO of Growth Institute, shares the wisdom he's gained in building a several hundred million dollar business in 4 years, losing it all in his next venture, and going on to coach and impact hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and C-Suite leaders.

You will discover:

- The difference between the leaders you have and the executives you need
- How to know if your leaders can make the leap so you can take your organization to the next level
- The number 1 hindrance to scaling your organization

Starting a Business Isn’t Business. It’s Personal. with Lori Konkler – Ep. 30

November 28, 2022 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this transparent and frank episode Lori Konkler of Xennial Traveler explores how personally challenging and fulfilling the life of an entrepreneur can be and reveals the most powerful asset you probably don’t know you already have!
 

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.

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. 

Don’t Forget Your History with Shae Bynes – Ep. 19

October 14, 2022 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this highly energetic episode, Shae Bynes, Founder of Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur shares how God broke into her life and changed it’s course forever!

 Shae is a woman (and wife and mommy) who loves God, loves people, and is wildly passionate about seeing others experience God’s best in their lives by walking in their Kingdom identity and authority. She has written several book on how to do business with God instead of for Him.

Why Strategy Must Come First with Matthew Pollard – Ep. 18

October 12, 2022 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this can’t miss episode, Matthew Pollard, international speaker and author of The Introvert’s Edge and the Introvert’s Edge to Networking, shares how he went from a scared kid in the the back office of a failing real estate office to one of the world’s top-rated speakers and on to becoming The RapidGrowth Guy.

 Matthew Pollard is an internationally-recognized consultant, speaker, blogger, author, mentor, coach, and serial entrepreneur with five multi-million dollar business success stories under his belt, all before the age of 30. He is the founder and CEO of Rapid Growth, LLC, dedicated to achieving maximum ROI for businesses of all sizes. Though his client list includes multiple Fortune 500 companies, his real passion is helping small business owners end the overwhelm, eliminate the stress and guesswork, and get on a clear path to Rapid Growth. Called “the real deal” by Forbes, his methods have transformed over 3500 businesses to date.

You do not exist unless you have an online presence with Paige Arnof-Fenn – Ep. 15

September 27, 2022 by Scott Ritzheimer

In this gold mine of an episode, Paige Arnoff-Fenn, founder and CEO of Mavens & Moguls, shares nugget after nugget after nugget of sounds wisdom for CEOs of companies of all sizes.

She shares the power of focusing on what you do best and building a community of supporters around to to carry everything else.
 Paige Arnof-Fenn is the founder and CEO of Mavens & Moguls, a global branding and digital marketing firm whose clients range from early stage start-up to Fortune 500 companies including Colgate, Virgin, Microsoft and The New York Times Company. She was formerly VP Marketing at Zipcar and VP Marketing at Inc.com. Prior to that she held the title of SVP Marketing at Launch Media, an Internet start-up that was later sold to Yahoo.

Arnof-Fenn has also worked as a special assistant to the chief marketing officer of global marketing at The Coca-Cola Company and held the position of director of the 1996 Olympic Commemorative Coin Program at the Department of Treasury.

Arnof-Fenn is a founding Board member of Women Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology and she is the past Board Chair of the Alumni Board of Stanford University. She was the Appointed Director for Harvard Business School on the Harvard Alumni Association Board, which governs all the schools across the university. She is also the former Vice President of the Harvard Business School Global Alumni Board and the only woman Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Sports Museum at the Boston Garden, is an advisor to several early stage private companies and non profit organizations and is also a 3 time past president of the Stanford Club of New England which serves alumni in a 5 state region. She holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
 Want to learn more about Paige’s work at Mavens and Moguls? Check out her website at www.MavensAndMoguls.com.