Episodes

The exciting process of growing a company rapidly can easily become an unmanageable beast if the right systems and values are not in place from the beginning. Today on Leveling Up we are joined by Kristen Wiley, who is the Founder and CEO of Statusphere, a company that has gone from strength to strength in its young lifespan. We hear from Kristen about her experiences at the helm of the ship and what it has felt like becoming the founder of such a successful company. We focus on the importance o...

Our Host: Chelsea Seid, Co-Founder and COO of Marlow In this episode, Chelsea Seid, Co-Founder and COO of Marlow, talks about what it means to develop a personal leadership brand and how you can develop a strong brand and truly live by it. Chelsea details steps you can take to shape the external perception of your leadership and leadership strategy, as well as ways to explore what type of leader you want to be. Tune in to learn how to take your leadership to the next level! Conversation Highligh...

In this week's episode, Jordan Peace (Co-Founder and CEO at Fringe) shares the trends his team is seeing when it comes to helping more organizations gain access to flexible employee benefits. About Jordan: Jordan Peace is CEO of Fringe, a lifestyle benefits company. Hailing from the world of financial planning, Jordan co-founded Fringe in 2018 after realizing that most people - especially Millennials - simply don’t understand their company’s corporate benefits. Along with four close college frie...

Our Guest: Nathan Knight, Director of Performance Management & Learning and Development Better.com In this episode, Nathan Knight, Director of Performance Management and Learning & Development at Better.com, speaks on how his team is approaching learning and development, as well as his views on how leaders can incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion into their existing training programs in order to achieve better results and outcomes. Nathan details how allyship plays a crucial role in a co...

Our Guest: Abadesi Osunsade, Founder & CEO of HustleCrew In this episode, Abadesi Osunsade, Founder & CEO of HustleCrew, speaks her mind about how companies are approaching belonging and inclusivity in the workplace, specifically after the recent Black Lives Matter Movement, as well as what we can do to understand bias, foster inclusion, and support underrepresented employees. Abadesi details steps you can take to incorporate training into your organization’s priorities and budget, along with in...

In this week's episode of Leveling Up, Mary speaks with three incredible industry leaders. Grant Goodale, the co-founder, and CTO at Convoy, a fully connected freight marketplace that uses machine learning and automation connect shippers and carriers. Neela Campbell, director of people and operations at HIMS and Hers, a telehealth service for men's wellness and care, providing treatment options for hair loss, ED, and more. And Jamie Ceglarz, the owner of the executive recruitment firm Guild Tale...

David Mann, People Partner at Google, joined us to discuss how leaders can hold their team members accountable while also being empathetic to shifting personal needs and priorities.

Episode 26: Professional Development During COVID-19 (Mary Fox & Chelsea Seid of Marlow) by Leveling Up

Developing your skills in presentations and public speaking can influence your overall confidence, career direction, and even business trajectory. In today’s episode, we join TED X speaker, speech coach, and entrepreneur Danish Dhamani to talk about specific ways to master public speaking skills, for example, through adjusting your pacing, using wider gestures, and analyzing the filler words. Danish is a co-founder and CEO of Orai, an AI speech coach app that helps individuals and teams sound mo...

In this episode, Samantha talks about the importance of using LinkedIn to share your personal brand in a more intentional way. Samantha’s Bio: Samantha is a personal branding expert, who focuses on the development of resumes, interview and career coaching, and LinkedIn promotion. She has worked with over 9,000 clients in over 47 states and around the world. Her well-known ‘Dear Sam’ column is published in 20+ newspapers across the country and appears weekly in the L.A. Times, Columbus Dispatch, ...

This week, we sat down with Katie Fogarty to discuss how you can get the most out of your LinkedIn profile. Katie has built a career helping professionals, organizations and businesses tell their story. Prior to launching The Reboot Group, Katie wrote for morning TV news, global PR firm clientele and for a U.S. Senator. Today, she’s passionate about helping people and businesses create communication strategies and content that catapults development, grows brands and delivers engaged fans. Katie ...

Episode 22 - Creative Problem Solving with Dr. Amy Climer by Leveling Up

Our Guests: Julie Koenke, Executive Director of the Great Lakes College and Career Pathways Partnership at ConnectED: The National Center for College and Career In this episode, Julie Koenke details the meaning, importance, and implementation of collaborative leadership, emphasizing systems where all voices can be heard, building a vision together, and consistent improvement. We discuss the differences between leadership and management, building confidence in your leadership qualities, navigatin...

This week, Chelsea hosted Lizzie Azzolino, talent consultant and coach at Until Now, for a discussion on career transitions. Lizzie is the Founder & Principal at Until Now, where she brings a design thinking approach to working with leaders to create talent and culture strategies for the modern workplace. Links to Learn More: www.untilnow.co

In this week’s episode, experienced HR leader and executive coach, Jennifer Peatman, joined Marlow CEO, Mary Fox, in discussing the importance of company culture and why the CEO and other c-suite executives need to play a key role in shaping company culture. Read more here: http://hub.getmarlow.com/podcast/company-culture-starts-with-the-ceo

In this week's episode, Matt Du Pont - the author of How to get first round interviews at tech companies - joined us to talk about they importance of informational interviews. Matt coaches job seekers in tech on how to be successful in getting the jobs they want - and informational interviews are a big part of this process. While we focus a lot on product managers in particular, this episode is valuable for anyone looking for a new position.

In Episode 16, Chelsea Seid and Chelsea Nelson, HR Manager at Columbus Pool Management sat down to discuss how one company used training and development initiatives to successfully develop a high-performance culture.

Our Guest: Victoria Reichenberg, Leadership Coach and Organization Development Consultant for VLR Consulting In this episode, Victoria Reichenberg shares her six principals of supercharged teams and how to implement these in your company to improve team performance. Victoria speaks on the importance and impacts of trust, purpose, communication, core strengths, accountability, and team culture. Conversation Highlights The meaning and impact of having a supercharged team The components and importa...

Episode 14 is with Sandy Lucas, a Buying Manager at Massdrop. Sandy's responsible for four communities and oversees two direct reports. In Sandy's day-to-day, she moves from negotiating with vendors to communicating with community members, and then motivating her team internally. As a buyer, she truly wears multiple hats. In today's episode, Sandy and Mary Fox discuss taking the lead on your own career development. She talks about the importance of owning your own growth and taking initiative to...

Saydeah Howard, SVP of Talent and Services at IVP, sat down with Mary Fox to discuss best practices for continuing to develop a strong culture as you grow your organization and how to develop your executive skills. In this episode, Saydeah also talks about how she helps senior leaders find and recruit executives as they grow from medium sized organizations to companies that are ready to IPO.

Aaron Horwath joined us to discuss how Pixelz (www.pixelz.com) uses e-learning to train every new hire and get them up to speed significantly faster.

As part of our New Hire Onboarding series, we sat down with Brittany Rolfe Hillard and Kristian Fennessy to discuss strategies for getting your new team members up to speed on their digital tools. ---- About Brittany Rolfe Hillard - With a passion for people, Brittany Rolfe Hillard has spent the past 7 years creating community around technology. Currently at WalkMe, Brittany strives to create connections between companies undergoing digital transformation, to share inspiration and motivation aro...

In Episode 9, Jennifer Farris joined us to discover how managers can level up in onboarding their new team members. Jenn explains why managers play a key role in new hire onboarding and she walks us through specific strategies for thoughtfully onboarding every individual into your organization. About Jennifer: Jennifer Farris is a seasoned Bay Area HR executive & consultant with over 10 years’ experience in HR management. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of the successful consulting firm FarsideHR ...

In this Episode, we discuss the value of developing a personal leadership brand and the steps, strategy, and implementation of that brand. A personal leadership brand is a guiding principle for the type of leader you want to be. You will walk away with specific actions you can take to develop your brand and then live by that brand.