Episodes

Jan. 11, 2023

A Caring Business Will Succeed with Tom Mendoza

Tom Mendoza is currently a member of the Board of Directors at Varonis, VAST Data, and mParticle and a Former Board Member and Investor at UiPath and Security Scorecard. He is the former President and Vice-Chair of NetApp, a hybrid cloud data service and data management company that has ranked in the Fortune 500 list since 2012. After 25 impressive years with NetApp, Tom retired from the company to share his knowledge and experience by guest lecturing on the power of corporate culture to benefit...
Jan. 11, 2023

Growing Strong Leaders Through a Culture of Coaching with Meredith Bell

Meredith Bell is widely recognized as The Heart-Centered Connector. She is the President and Founder of Grow Strong Leaders, the host of the popular podcast by the same name, and the author of multiple books, including Peer Coaching Made Simple and Connect with Your Team. With over 40 years of experience as an entrepreneur, consultant, and trainer, Meredith has worked with thousands of leaders, entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, and their teams to help them communicate and work together more e...
Jan. 11, 2023

Skydiving In The Office - It Doesn't Have to Be Soul Crushing

Do you feel stuck in a soul-crushing job? Maybe you work in a corporate office or are an entrepreneur trying to build a business, but you no longer have that drive and passion that once drove you to push forward. In the corporate world, there is a stigma that all corporate jobs are – or eventually become – soul-crushing. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this episode, I discuss the stigma often associated with corporate work and explain why I don’t believe anything has to be considered so...
Jan. 11, 2023

Introduction - Why This Conversation?

As leaders, I know you’re trying to juggle a lot. From learning how to balance the needs of your significant other, your children, your friends, your family, and – most importantly – yourself, as well as the demands of your job, your team, your boss, and your organization, it can be rather easy to feel overwhelmed. And while you’re probably pretty ambitious and are quickly climbing the corporate ladder, you’ve probably noticed that your skills need to grow and evolve as quickly as your responsib...
Jan. 3, 2023

Welcome to the Rising Leader Podcast

Welcome to the Rising Leader Podcast. THERE ARE FEW NATURAL-BORN LEADERS Leadership is a learned skill and learning is never-ending. “What got you here won’t get you where you want to go,” is an uncomfortable truth Fast Rising High Achievers run into at every level of their career. In fact, what got you here won’t even help you do your new job effectively. Every step up the ladder requires a new level of leadership and “people skills.” Because “people” are now your job. This podcast is here ...