Guest: Gerald Leonard: Culture is the Bass

Rich Patenaude is a first generation American. Born of French-Canadian Immigrants in Northern New Hampshire, he was the only student in his class to get a perfect 800 score on his French SAT. Rich was elected a Representative to the New Hampshire State Legislature at the age of 24 with 70% of the vote. With his Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Economics from Clark University, Rich was duly assigned to work on the Legislature’s critical Appropriations Committee. New Hampshire boasts of having neither a sales tax nor an income tax. Thus, it has a need to be judicious with its financial resources. Rich is the founder of The Student Millionaire Global Community and the host of The Student Millionaire Podcast. He’s also the author of The Student Millionaire. His experience includes The World Bank, CitiGroup Financial Services, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), American Politics Magazine, and the U.S. Department of State. He also worked on the Carter/Mondale Presidential Campaign.

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Bevin Mahon is the owner and CEO at Dentaltech Group, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. She is transforming how denture and dental services are accessed and delivered to patients across the country and is now looking to grow globally with a particular focus on the US. Bevin is a passionate leader and thought leader, who works as an executive coach in her spare time. She is a multi-award winner and so is her company, including business “All Stars Winner” six years in a row. She is also a wife and Mum of three fabulous teenagers!

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Kate DiLeo is a brand architect, #1 international bestselling author of Muting the Megaphone: Stop Telling Stories and Start Having Conversation, and the founder of The Brand Trifecta, the top branding SaaS product that has helped thousands of organizations craft brands that bring more prospects to the table, more users who click, and more customers who buy. Kate’s approach is rooted in the belief that brand is the path of least resistance to revenue. She teaches you to eliminate complex and ineffective storytelling by delivering a simple yet provocative message that tells prospects what you do, how you solve their problem, and how you differ from the competition. The outcome? Brand conversations that convert. Click here to purchase Muting the Megaphone.

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Michael DeJager leads the Customer Management Practice's Events business. The Customer Management Practice (CMP) focuses exclusively on customer contact, customer experience, design and innovation topics. Michael is a seasoned event producer, project and people manager with 15+ years of experience hosting domestic and international events across a wide variety of industries to include international trade, anti-corruption, commercial real estate, design, customer experience and customer contact. Specialties include research, content creation, conference and event production, P&L ownership, event operations management, project management, people management and public speaking.

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For the past 31 years, Phil Johnson has been an executive coach dedicated to helping executives and organizations to bet on themselves by developing their inspirational leadership and emotional intelligence. Master of Business Leadership program alumni are living in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, Japan, Germany, Bosnia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Saudi Arabia. Click here to schedule a time to meet with Phil!

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Hugh Ballou works with visionary leaders and their teams to develop a purpose-driven high-performance culture that significantly increases productivity, profits, and job satisfaction. through dramatically decreasing confusion, conflicts, and under-functioning. With 40 years as musical conductor, Hugh uses the leadership skills utilized daily by the conductor in teaching relevant leadership skills creating a culture that responds to the nuances of the leader as a skilled orchestra responds to the musical director while allowing each person to excel in their personal discipline while empowering the culture. In his work with nonprofit leaders and corporate executives for 34+ years applying his unique transformational leadership concepts, Hugh has developed comprehensive systems and strategies for empowering leadership leading social change. His books, e-Books, online programs, and live presentations have impacted leaders worldwide with his unique and proprietary leadership methodology.

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Stephen Shedletzky—or “Shed” to his friends—helps leaders make it safe and worth it for people to speak up. He supports humble leaders—those who know they are part of both the problems they experience and the solutions they can create— as they put their people and purpose first. A sought-after speaker, coach, and advisor, Shed has led hundreds of keynote presentations, workshops, and leadership development programs. He's also spent more than a decade working alongside Simon Sinek. As a thought leader on psychological safety in the workplace and creating speak-up cultures where people and organizations thrive, he works with leaders around the world and serves clients in all industries where human beings work. He’s also the author of Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step Up (publish date October 3, 2023). He graduated from the Ivey Business School with a focus on leadership, communication, and strategy, and received his coaching certification from the Co-Active Training Institute. Shed lives in Toronto, Canada, with his wife and two children. Click here to purchase Speak-Up Culture.

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Dr. Debra Dupree, the MINDSET Doc, transforms challenging confrontations into learning conversations, taking the ‘sting’ out of conflict. She saw her own family-owned business embroiled in differences, leading to dashed dreams, damaged relationships, and broken hearts. She turned these early experiences into a lifeline for smart people who fear conflict by bringing in the brain science behind blow-ups and emotional reactions. Everyone has a family – everyone has a need to work. But life doesn't always feel 'psychologically safe'. Dr. D works with families and organizations to build a climate of courage and curiosity to set the tone for meaningful exchanges to learn, listen and grow to stop the cycle of conflict. Dr. Debra is a dispute resolution specialist, conflict/leadership coach, international trainer, and keynote speaker. She hosts the podcast “Decoding the Conflict Mindset” to bring thought leaders to her community worldwide to gain insight when high emotions run high.

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