The Leadership We Need Now is hosted by Stacie Dei - nonprofit leader, coach, and founder of the Appalachian Innovation Collective. This podcast is for the people holding it all together: nonprofit directors, middle managers, consultants, and quiet change makers navigating the messy middle of leadership.

Here, care is power, empathy is strategy, and kindness is clarity. This is compassionate leadership - not a buzzword, but a force for building strong teams, facing burnout, and leading with strength and softness.

Rooted in rural resilience, The Leadership We Need Now offers grounded, honest conversations for those working in under-resourced places with over-committed people. If you’re stuck between your team and your board, your mission and your burnout, you’re not alone. Let’s lead with heart, clarity, and courage - together.