Erin Newkirk is the Chief Brand and Marketing Officer at Caribou Coffee.  Her career journey has been anything but typical and in this episode Erin shares her perspective on leading from the Head, Heart, Gut and Voice to truly create impact as a leader.

Tami Enfield, a Brand Strategist and the founder of Brand Yourself, a consultancy launched in 2011. Not only does she LOVE marketing strategy, it’s also her passion. She loves consulting about as much as she loves reading about it. After launching Brand Yourself, she’s been told (and tries to embody) that she has a mix of intelligence, humor, and heart that creates a safe space for her clients to openly discuss their business challenges. Her mission is to give the gift of authenticity to the internet by encouraging leaders to write more CANDID Content.
Our conversation was focused on how leaders can find their voice to show up authentically to help inspire their teams during tough times.   What are your pivot stories that might impact others who are where you once were?

Shay Eskew is a world renown endurance athlete, a dad of 5 kids, and a believer that success is on the other side of the uncomfortable things.  His story of overcoming trauma at the age of 8 that significantly changed the trajectory of his life has led him to lead a life that constantly challenges him to get better everyday and be courageous in doing things that are uncomfortable.

Jill Kalogerson is a lawyer, a construction executive, a founder and owner and a community advocate, in addition to being a mom of 6! Through all of these roles, she has learned a lot about herself and how to live more at her edges so she is constantly challenging herself to grow. Her message is one that we all need to hear right now as we navigate times that feel chaotic – how can we learn through them?

Klaus Lemke, Managing Principal at Midion, shares his journey to helping organizations and leaders get unstuck by asking different questions and showing them a better way.  So many of us use the same thinking to solve our problems instead of challenging ourselves to think differently and have fearless experimentation.
Here is a link to Klaus Lemke’s book, Better Building

Megan Lindahl Goodrich is a trauma survivor who writes about her experiences in the book, Beyond Terminal: Processing Childhood Trauma to Reclaim Self. In this episode she shares her journey to healing and how it’s helped her step deeper into her leadership and purpose. Trauma does not have to be the thing that defines you, it can in fact be the thing that strengthens you to live into your purpose.
You can get more information on Megan’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Terminal-Processing-Childhood-Reclaim-ebook/dp/B0DF96QCLN

Gene Hammett is an executive coach who has lived many lives, including the collapse of his business and the rebuilding of his live. He was drawn to coaching when he realized that he was not a great leader, and through his own development decided that his purpose is to help other leaders on their journeys. He is the author of How to Have Tough Conversations with his wife Amanda Hammett.
Gene shares with us his vulnerable journey to becoming the man that he is today and all of the lessons he’s had to learn along the way – and being able to have tough conversations was the key.

https://genehammett.com/training-workshop-difficult-conversations/

Leah Berend is a force in the private equity and investment world. She joins us to share her perspective on how business has to change, leaders have to lead in a different way and be present in their leadership to produce the results of the future. This podcast will inspire you and give you hope that while the world feels really messed up, there are forces at work that are shifting how we think about leadership and business results.
Leah Berend, a seasoned professional with a trifecta of expertise in accounting, business administration, and investment, founded Marrin Investment Partners, a firm that invests in established companies with a proven track record of success, with a keen eye on emerging opportunities and trends.
Distinguishing itself from traditional private equity firms, Marrin Investment Partners transcends mere transactions by cultivating enduring stakeholder relationships and driving sustainable growth for its portfolio companies. Through their innovative Private Equity As a Service™ approach, they bring a values-based, long-term mindset to their investments cementing that the companies who do right by the stakeholders are proven to provide hearty returns to investors.
Leah holds a CPA, Masters of Accountancy and a Masters of Organizational Leadership. When she’s not charting a course for Marrin Investment Partners’ portfolio companies, Leah can be found plotting her next family adventure with husband Matt and their two young kids, or whipping up a sweet treat in the kitchen, where her baking skills are the perfect blend of art and science – a trait that serves her well in her investment approach, too
Listeners can go to www.MarrinInvestment.com to learn about our work and keep an eye out for announcements about Leah’s upcoming book on Private Equity.
Leah Berend https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahberend/

The more we work on ourselves, the more successful we will be in all aspects of our lives. Dawn Dahlby is a successful entrepreneur, speaker and Author of Live WELLthy, and she attributes her success to decades of personal development work. She works on herself so she can be better for those around you. Her guidance is to just own it…all the good parts and the bad parts and be committed to personal development and you will achieve success.
dawndahlby.com

As leaders, our job is to not always have the answer, but to model the way forward in how we get to the answer. When we get hung up on being the smartest in the room or feeling like we don’t have it all together, we show up in a way that isn’t authentic and that shifts the culture of our team. Christ Cossette joins us to talk about her leadership journey and how she’s always thinking about how she can model the way forward for her people.
Christi Cossette is an International Best Selling Author, Speaker, and the founder of two businesses. The first is Transformation Mastery Partners where she helps middle market businesses transform their financial operations to execute better, faster, and cheaper. The second is the Powerhouse Women Network where as a High Performance Coach for female executives she gets to live out her passion of supporting and building a community of trailblazing powerhouse women who are actively seeking their next level. She uses her Fulfilled Life Formula to teach women how to become Fulfilled and Limitless in all areas of their lives. She has been married to her husband, Andy, for 20 years and has 3 young boys (one with special needs) and has faced the joys and challenges of navigating a demanding career, her busy home life, and various health and relationship challenges. She uses her Fulfilled Life Formula to build resiliency, purpose and joy into her own life as well as her clients.
Contact info:
www.christicossette.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinecossette/
 

Kelly Veit is the CEO of Veit & Company.  She joins us to share her non-traditional career path that has allowed her to use her superpowers to become the leader the organization needs at this phase of their growth.  Kelly’s deep commitment to her own growth has helped her ensure she has the skills necessary to lead the 90+ year old organization it’s its next phase of history by never settling and always digging deeper.

Kelly Aronson joins the podcast for a second time to share more wisdom and how she is re-inventing herself to keep her passion and energy as a leader.  As our career progresses, it can be easy to get caught on auto-pilot, focusing on issues and what next problem you need to solve.  But you can’t outwork the job of being a leader, it will always be bigger than you.  Once you realize that, you can take a different perspective in your growth.  Kelly shares her approach to take risks and step outside of your leadership comfort zone to find passion in new and different places.
Learn more about Kelly and follow her here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyaronson/

David Strohsack has led a successful corporate career, rising through the ranks to now leading a newly acquired company through significant change and transformation. Through it all he has leaned on his internal motivation to be better and do better to help him become a truly conscious leader. Listen in to hear more about his journey and the wisdom he’s acquired along the way.

As leaders we tend to lead and persuade people with data and logic, but brain science tells us that people are not persuaded by that, they are persuaded by emotion. Sally Zimney, Speaker, Coach and Author helps us understand the impact of sharing simple stories to connect with people and inspire them to take action.
You can find out more about Sally and her services at www.sally-z.com
To order Sally’s new book: https://bemoved.com/speaking-story

Chelsey Paulson, the queen of culture and leadership, and one of my fantastic team members joins us to talk about Happiness. Not from a fluffy perspective, but from a scientific, find the source and focus on it perspective. Our world needs more leaders, more humans who have the tools to find more joy and happiness. It doesn’t mean we live in it everyday, but it can mean that we are striving to be 1% Happier.
Connect with Chelsey on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsey-paulson/

So…this one is a deep one. Be prepared to laugh, maybe cry a little, but truly be impacted. I’m so grateful to have Mick White, a dear friend of mine on the podcast to share his story around finding his purpose and how he is living into it every day. Find out more about Mick’s 100 year manifesto work here:
https://www.100yearmanifesto.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/100yearmanifesto/

How do you embrace a beginners mindset, how can humility help you create a career and a journey that leaves a legacy? Kanthi Yalamanchili has had a very unique path to success, one that has forced her to use her humility as a superpower to step into new roles where she had no experience and figure out how to create success. Her journey is one that can inspire us to pay attention to the opportunities that present themselves and go after our dreams.
Connection with Kanthi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kchili/

Many of us spends are days in full execution mode, answering emails, attending meetings and heads down working through issues.  We don’t spend much time thinking strategically or planning for the future.  And, even if we are given time in our schedule to think, it’s sometimes hard to know where to start.  Mary Rapaport, the creator of The Strategic Playground, set out to solve that for leaders.  Listen in as she shares with us how to insert strategy into our day to day lives.  Learn more about Mary and her workshops at the following links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryrapaport/
https://xceleratebiz.com/resources
https://xceleratebiz.com/services/strategic-thinking-workshops

So many times, in life, circumstances happen to us that make us question our worth, deplete our confidence and sometimes knock us down all together.  But what if that “kicked off the wheel” moment is there to help you find strength in new places?  What if it’s there to help you build muscle for what’s next.  Heather Boshke joins us to share her journey that includes multiple times where she was kicked off the wheel and how each one helped her get closer to who she really was. Edit Edit date and time
Find out more about Heather, her marketing expertise and her children’s books at the following links:
https://www.buddhabirdie.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/boschke/

Any successful person will tell you that their career has had many different seasons.  Seasons when you hit the gas and focus on your career and seasons where you are braking and focusing on your own life or your family.  It’s normal and being able to make the right choices for you at the right time is what leads to sustainable success as a leader.  Jennifer Zick, founder and CEO of Authentic joins us to talk about her success journey in all of the roles that she plays.
Connect with Jennifer here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jzick/ and learn more about her company Authentic here:  https://authenticbrand.com/