Fidelis Leadership Podcast

Brian Beckcom is a Computer Scientist, Philosopher, & Trial Lawyer based in Houston, Texas. 

He has been voted a Texas Super Lawyer 14 consecutive times—every single year he has been eligible. Brian’s law firm, VB Attorneys, is one of the best law firms in the United States, and has obtained hundreds of millions of dollars for the firm’s clients, including many record-breaking results.

Brian also hosts Lessons from Leaders with Brian Beckcom, a popular podcast featuring military leaders, sports stars, New York Times best selling authors, scientists, and more.

Brian played basketball at the Division I level at Texas A&M. He is currently a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a single-digit golfer, and an accomplished fly fisherman.

When calamity strikes, few voices are more knowledgeable than Patrick Hardy's. Not only is Patrick a graduate of FEMA’s Advanced Academy, but he has also gone on to gain numerous certifications including FEMA’s Master of Exercise, Certified Emergency Manager, Certified Risk Manager, and Master Business Continuity Professional. Drawing from his wealth of experience in disaster preparedness and response, Patrick equips audiences with practical strategies to break the Crisis Creation Chain and teaches them to eliminate disasters by turning disruptions into opportunities. His first book: Design Any Disaster: The Revolutionary Blueprint to Master Your Next Crisis or Emergency was released in late Spring of 2023. I’m excited to hear some of Patrick’s experienced insights and advice on the topic of disaster preparedness, response and recovery. Patrick, welcome to the Fidelis Leadership Podcast!

Roben Graziadei, MA is the founder and president of Net Result$, LLC, and is a highly successful leadership consultant and speaker. In 2015 she branded Instinctology® and authored Instinctology®, A Leadership Method to Turn GUT Instincts into Concrete Action.

Roben began her career as a Senior Consultant with FranklinCovey and was also a Principal of the The Tom Peters Group (Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence) where she taught The Leadership Challenge (by Kouzes and Posner) workshops. 

Having consulted with the C-Suite of many Fortune 500 companies and higher education institutions, Roben then trained over 500K people from the mailroom to the boardroom, helping to develop strong leaders and work units at all levels. 

In this episode, she shares valuable insights and actionable advice that can be of great benefit to leaders at every level.

Dan Tocchini is a Human Performance Specialist, author, and highly regarded business consultant. 

He specializes in change management, conflict resolution, executive leadership, sales, negotiation, and business development. 

Dan has over 35 years of experience in helping people navigate monumental personal and business transformations, and he’s worked with many companies…large, small, non-profits and others, from a wide range of diverse industries and specialties.

I’ve been following Dan on various social media platforms and it’s obvious to me that he possesses a wealth of experience and insights that can be of great benefit to those aspiring to Leadership Excellence.

Mansi Goel, formerly Google's Global Head of Product Policy, is now named among the Top 5 Executive Coaches for Tech. She helps execs and their teams up-level leadership skills to support business objectives. She has extensive experience coaching the C-suite of VC- and PE-backed high-growth companies, partners across premier VC firms, and emerging and established leaders at F100 tech firms. Mansi's coaching motto is "Lead with a cool head and a warm heart" as she works to expand her clients' agility within changing contexts. I am grateful that Mansi agreed to share some of her wisdom and insights with us!

Dr. Eric Recker is husband, father, dentist, elite success coach, speaker, author, pilot, and recovering triathlete. He has pushed his life to the limit and discovered that what he was searching for at the top of the mountain wasn’t there.

In this second half of his life, he is committed to helping people learn to #WINtheNOW and discover the life they were meant to live. A life with hope, a plan, and a belief that good days are truly ahead.

I’ve followed Eric on social media and several podcasts,  and I am excited to hear his thoughts on a variety of topics that apply to those serving in leadership roles.

RICH HORWATH is the founder and CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute where he is a strategy facilitator and coach to executive leadership teams. 

He is a former Chief Strategy Officer and professor of strategy at the graduate level, and has helped more than a quarter million leaders develop their strategic thinking and planning capabilities over the past two decades.

Rich is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of eight books on strategic thinking, including his most recent work, STRATEGIC: The Skill to Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Executive Excellence which was  selected by Inc. Magazine as a top 4 “must-read book for 2024.”

He has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX TV to provide expert commentary on business strategy and his work has been published in Fast Company, Forbes, and the Harvard Business Review.

John Schuhart has extensive Senior Executive leadership experience in the US Intelligence Community, to include the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. As a leadership coach, he helps clients gain self-awareness, increase emotional intelligence, think strategically, refine their leadership style, strengthen communication skills, and realize their personal development goals while becoming more aware of their own and others' perspectives, assumptions, and biases. Listen in as he shares valuable leadership insights!

Lara Jones is an award-winning Grit Performance Expert, Keynote Speaker, Author and Creator of the Global G.R.I.T. System™ and She’s also the Founder and CEO of two global businesses. Lara has worked with Fortune 100 companies, US military, celebrities, and executives to develop and enhance performance on multiple levels for leaders, teams, and entire organizations through her leadership and grit programs, workshops & consultancy. Lara has been featured in numerous publications for her grit facing the loss of her youngest son and nearly her own life. 

As the renowned Global Grit Girl™, Lara has channeled her deep expertise and research into creating the Global G.R.I.T. System™ that is unveiled in her book, "Hunt or Be Hunted: How Anyone Can Develop Grit and lead Like a Legend", and we’re going to talk about the book during our conversation.

Frank Cespedes is a highly experienced business executive and sales management expert, and he also serves as a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School. 

He has run a business, served on boards for start-ups and large companies, and consulted to many companies around the world, and is the author of six books and many articles in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, California Management Review, and other publications. Frank possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience, and I am pleased he’s agreed to share some of his wisdom with us!