Episodes

About Doug Doug Crandall is a West Point graduate, author, and the Head of Teaching at The Referent Group. With nearly three decades of leadership experience—ranging from serving on the faculty at West Point to leading high-potential executive programs at Walmart—Doug has taught thousands of leaders how to build high-performing, resilient teams. He holds an MBA from Stanford and an M.Ed. from the University of Washington, and has written case studies for both Stanford and Harvard Business Schoo...

About Gleb Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, called the “Office Whisperer” by The New York Times, helps tech-forward leaders stop overpaying for AI while boosting engagement and innovation. He serves as the CEO of the future-of-work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts. Dr. Tsipursky authored seven books in total, and his forthcoming book with Georgetown University Press is The Psychology of AI Adoption at Work: From Resistance to Results (2026). His most recent best-seller is ChatGPT for Leaders and Conte...

About Chris Chris Dyer is a recognized company culture and remote work expert. As a former CEO managing thousands of people, his companies consistently were named a best place to work. They have also been named a fastest growing company by Inc Magazine 5 times. Chris routinely consults and speaks, and Inc Magazine ranked him as the #1 Leadership Speaker on Culture. He has three bestselling books The Power of Company Culture and Remote Work, and has been named #5 on the Leadershum Power List, a...

About Mik Dr. Mik Kersten is an independent technology strategist and researcher best known as the creator of the Flow Framework and author of the bestselling book Project to Product. Mik founded Tasktop and led the company as CEO until its acquisition by Planview in 2022. He continues to support Planview as an Executive in Residence. Mik started his career as a Research Scientist at Xerox PARC as part of the team that created the first aspect-oriented programming language. He then completed hi...

About Maximos Executive Coach and founder of Emboldened LLC, Maximos Lih’s leadership story traces back to his grandfather, an orphan who taught himself to read and eventually rose to become a four-star general in the Chinese military. Years after his grandfather’s retirement, strangers would approach the family with stories and gratitude for how “the General” had impacted their lives. From him, Maximos learned that true greatness is measured in how you make people feel. After immigrating to Am...

About Bruno Bruno Lecoq is the CEO of BEMO and a trusted voice in cybersecurity compliance for US-based small and mid-sized defense contractors. He works hands-on with business owners, IT leaders, and executives to turn complex regulatory frameworks into practical, achievable compliance outcomes. With deep expertise across CMMC, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and NIST 800, Bruno is known for his calm, implementation-first approach. Rather than promoting fear or over-engineered solutions, he helps or...

About Sean Over 20 years of experience in technology strategy, research, and training, have seen Sean work with Fortune 500 companies, mid-market organizations, and business leaders navigating complex tech decisions. Through Cascade Insights, he trains teams, advises leadership, and provides research-driven insights to go beyond experimental into practical, effective AI adoption for the human side In addition to his work in consulting, Sean is an assistant professor of business at George Fox U...

About Richard Mr. Moore, P.E. is the President and Founder of Moore Engineering. He is a Vietnam veteran where he was a Lieutenant with the Corps of Engineers assigned to the 102 Construction Engineering Company building roads in the Central Highlands. He also taught water supply and wastewater treatment at the Army Engineer School at Fort Belvoir, VA. Mr. Moore is an internationally recognized expert in water quality protection and wastewater and stormwater management, has published widely in ...

About Julian Julian Reeve is an international keynote speaker helping leaders and organizations understand human value in the age of AI. In 2017, after conducting a performance of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton, Julian Reeve suffered a stress-induced heart attack. He was 43 years old. Two years later, injury ended his performing career altogether. These events prompted a fundamental examination of identity, achievement, burnout, creativity, and the systems that support human performance. Hi...

About Valerie Valerie Holden is a confidence coach, speaker, and former law enforcement professional who helps female entrepreneurs overcome fear, anxiety, and self-doubt so they can confidently show up, speak up, and grow their businesses. Through her From Anxiety to Authority framework, Valerie teaches practical strategies that help women regulate stress, build confidence, and take meaningful action in sales conversations, networking events, presentations, videos, and other high-stakes busin...

About Nick Nick Jonsson is widely recognized as the world’s leading authority on Executive Loneliness. His pioneering work has earned him a dedicated Executive Loneliness Wikipedia page and international recognition, establishing him as one of the world’s most respected voices on leadership, vulnerability, mental wellbeing, and authentic connection. Ranked #28 in the world among the Global Gurus Top 30 Coaching Professionals, Nick is a TEDx speaker, international bestselling author of Executive...

About Ekaterina Ekaterina Gorbacheva is Global Expansion Director at Udora, a fast-growing gifting platform operating across 50+ countries and 1,500+ cities. She leads international growth through an experiment-driven approach, combining real-time localization data, customer insight, and cross-cultural product thinking to build systems that scale without adding headcount. Under her leadership, Udora has delivered 123% YoY order growth and 129% GMV growth. She manages CRM, content, partnerships,...

About Rob Rob Snyder is a serial startup founder and a fellow at Harvard Innovation Labs. He graduated from Harvard Business School and previously worked at McKinsey & Company. He is also an entrepreneur-in-residence and venture partner for early-stage venture capital funds. Snyder lives with his wife and daughter in New Hampshire. Today We Talked About Rob’s background Entrepreneurship is hard PULL Framework P = Problem (the customer has a real problem or project they need to accomplish) ...

About Craig Craig Taylor is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) since 2001 and a 30-year veteran of cybersecurity. In 2014, he co-founded CyberHoot, a cybersecurity awareness training company built on a simple but powerful premise: people learn better through positive reinforcement than through fear. CyberHoot serves more than 350 MSP partners, 100 direct customers, and over 100,000 end users worldwide. Craig also leads a cybersecurity consultancy that has delivered vi...

About Uma Uma Subramanian founded Limitless Leaders to help mid-career tech professionals become confident leaders who inspire trust, build influence, and drive meaningful impact in their careers. With over two decades of experience in the tech industry, including a 20-year tenure at Microsoft, she understands the challenges of stepping into leadership roles, gaining recognition, and thriving in today’s fast-paced workplace. Uma is on a mission to build a community of empowered, sought-after lea...

About Chris Chris Miller is the Founder and CEO of One Atlanta Tax Solutions, a firm dedicated to delivering advanced tax strategies for accredited investors, business owners, and high-income professionals. A Certified Tax and Business Advisor (CTBA) with over 16 years of experience, Chris has focused his career on entrepreneurship and tax mitigation—helping clients legally reduce tax exposure while improving overall capital efficiency. Chris built One Atlanta Tax Solutions to address a structur...

About Chris Chris’s passion is helping entrepreneurs achieve their vision by enabling them to get more of what they want from their businesses. He does this by transforming the traditional business mindset into a more disciplined, execution-focused, military-inspired approach. Having spent nine years in military and civilian law enforcement roles—leading others at a young age—he draws on the best of his leadership training and real-world experience across both military and business environments...

About Tyler Tyler Wells is a veteran software engineer, entrepreneur, and podcast host with more than 25 years of experience building complex systems at scale. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of BrainGrid AI, where he leads innovation at the intersection of data, AI, and intelligent infrastructure. Prior to BrainGrid, Tyler spent time at Twilio and Skype, contributing to high-growth tech environments. In 2021, he left Twilio to launch his own venture. Tyler is a passionate in...

About Marissa Marissa is an executive coach and leadership development expert who coaches high-achieving senior leaders in need of external perspective. Her career spans academia, consulting, and corporate leadership, giving her a well-rounded point of view on how leaders are groomed and supported for the future. She has designed executive education programs at Thunderbird School of Global Management and the University of Arizona, built large-scale experiential and simulation-based leadership pr...

About Louise Louis Carter is the founder and CEO of Most Loved Workplace® and Best Practice Institute. He’s an organizational psychologist who helps leaders understand what actually makes people love where they work — and how that shows up in performance, reputation, and results. Louis created the Love of Workplace Index™ and SPARK™ framework, which use real employee sentiment and behavioral data to measure trust, respect, and emotional connection at work. His research powers the annual Most Lov...

About Dustin Dustin Domerese is a thought leader and technology innovator within the Microsoft ecosystem. He delivers his vast technical experience in the CRM, ERP, and Software Development industries to business leaders, end-users, and technical leaders throughout the community. Working for Barclays, EMC2, HP, and Microsoft before his founding of multiple companies has provided a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise. Dustin is a consultant for over three hundred companies across various...

About Ryan Ryan Vet is a USA Today bestselling author, generational futurist, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur with more than twenty years of experience at the intersection of leadership, technology, and organizational change. He began his entrepreneurial journey as a teenager, legally forming his first company at the courthouse alongside his father. That moment set the tone for everything that followed. Ryan has always believed that building something real requires doing it right, and that c...

About Mike Mike founded Trajectify in 2013 to focus on coaching entrepreneurs of young companies and small businesses. He is the veteran of eight diverse startups, both East and West Coast, and has been a fixture in the booms and busts of the last 30 years. He was a young software geek that grew from CTO to COO to CEO as he developed his strong sense of leadership. Mike honed his management skills with the young companies as they became successful exits and mature businesses, including three IP...

About Karina Karina has a decade of experience partnering with leading nonprofits, foundations, city agencies, and community stakeholders. At August, Karina is an organizational design consultant who helps nurture more creative, self-managing and productive teams. She’s partnered with New York City’s Department of Education, Sundance Institute, Planned Parenthood, PepsiCo and Chanel. Prior to joining August, she worked for 10 years with nonprofits, foundations, government agencies, and community...