Guest: Beth Hayden

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.

13 Juli 20231h 1min

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.

10 Juli 20231h 1min

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.

6 Juli 20231h 2min

Dr. Jean Oursler, otherwise known as the Results Queen, has a Ph.D. in business psychology and is considered one of the country's top business consultants, a top-rated speaker, and a world-class business performance coach. She is the author of Give up Goals and Results are Yours. As an entrepreneur herself, Dr. Jean is on a mission to help business owners get what they want from their business.

3 Juli 202342min

Bryce Henson is the CEO of Fit Body Boot Camp, the world’s fastest-growing fitness boot camp franchise. Having nearly 20 years of fitness business experience and owning his own Fit Body location, his passion is spreading fitness to the world through business coaching. Through Fit Body Boot Camp’s worldwide growth, Bryce has overseen hundreds of gyms successfully launched throughout North America. Most importantly, he helps his franchise partners grow their profits while helping to offset the obesity epidemic. Bryce enjoys world travel and is a fitness expert, coach, author, and inspirational leader.

29 Juni 202359min

Sunjay Nath is an internationally renowned speaker who travels globally, sharing insights on leadership and performance. As a speaker, in 2005, Sunjay became the youngest Canadian and third youngest in the world to earn his CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) and in 2018 Sunjay was inducted in the Canadian Speakers Hall of Fame. He started an international speaking business at 19 years of age; he wasn’t even old enough to rent a car. He is the author of several books including The 10-80-10 Principle. Sunjay holds an undergraduate degree in Mathematical Engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration. He is best known for his trademark, “The 10-80-10 Principle” which is a framework that helps individuals and teams improve performance. This methodology combines best practices with small wins to help empower audiences to reach their stretch goals.

26 Juni 20231h

Kevin Herring is founder and president of Ascent Management Consulting and creator of the 90-day Turnaround, a unique productivity boosting program that builds great leaders and transforms any workgroup into a highly engaged, high performing team in just 90 days. He is a highly regarded consultant, executive coach, published author, and international keynote speaker. He has been published and quoted in Forbes, CFO, Talent Management, and HR Executive among others.

22 Juni 20231h

James Cluskey is a former professional tennis player who was ranked 145 in the world, Irish Davis Cup Player, private tennis coach to Sir Richard Branson and the founder of Give Learn, a learning solution which helps companies win and retain their best people.

19 Juni 20231h 1min