High Octane Leadership

By Donald ThompsonBusiness Careers Management

High Octane Leadership episodes

May 20, 2020 Gen Z Roundtable: What are the Leaders of Tomorrow Looking For?
What are the leaders of tomorrow looking for in companies they're working for? What brands to they admire (or not)? What do they want Boomers and Gen X to know about them? Join us in our virtual roundtable discussion with 4 future leaders from Gen Z - Tea Blumer, Gaven Kerr, Ciera Thompson, and Jalen Hatton.
The Donald Thompson Podcast is hosted by Walk West CEO, mentor, investor, and Diversity and Inclusion Consultant Donald Thompson.
Music for this episode provided by Jensen Reed from his song, “You Can’t Stop Me”.
The Donald Thompson Podcast is edited and produced by Earfluence. For more on how to engage your community or build your personal brand through podcasting, visit Earfluence.com.

High Octane Leadership is hosted by The Diversity Movement CEO and executive coach Donald Thompson and is a production of Earfluence.
Order UNDERESTIMATED: A CEO’S UNLIKELY PATH TO SUCCESS, by Donald Thompson.
46 min
May 13, 2020 Cancer Warrior Jen Hoverstad, Kay Yow Cancer Fund Director of Community Engagement
Jen Hoverstad is a cancer survivor, attorney, Tedx speaker, marketer, mom, wife, podcaster, all around amazing person, and now the Director of Community Engagement at the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. On the show, Jen talks about her cancer journey, what it truly means to be an influencer, how she does it all, and her new role with Kay Yow.
Jen's Tedx Talk, How to Change the World by Being an Influencer
Kay Yow Cancer Fund
Greater Than Podcast
The Donald Thompson Podcast is hosted by Walk West CEO, mentor, investor, and Diversity and Inclusion Consultant Donald Thompson.
Music for this episode provided by Jensen Reed from his song, “You Can’t Stop Me”.
The Donald Thompson Podcast is edited and produced by Earfluence. For more on how to engage your community or build your personal brand through podcasting, visit Earfluence.com.

High Octane Leadership is hosted by The Diversity Movement CEO and executive coach Donald Thompson and is a production of Earfluence.
Order UNDERESTIMATED: A CEO’S UNLIKELY PATH TO SUCCESS, by Donald Thompson.
41 min
May 06, 2020 Hassan and Meleata Pinto Raised 3 D1 Student Athletes - What's the Magic? What's in the Pinto Water?
Hassan and Meleata Pinto are rockstar parents and professionals. All three of their children are on full scholarships playing soccer - at Elon then transferring to Duke, at UNC to play for the legendary Anson Dorrance, and at Princeton - all elite schools both academically and athletically.
Hassan is now the Senior VP of Business Development at Creative Allies, and Meleata is the Global Marketing Director at Lenovo. So while chasing their dreams professionally, how did they raise such great talent? What's the magic? What's in the Pinto water?
The Donald Thompson Podcast is hosted by Walk West CEO, mentor, investor, and Diversity and Inclusion Consultant Donald Thompson.
Music for this episode provided by Jensen Reed from his song, “You Can’t Stop Me”.
The Donald Thompson Podcast is edited and produced by Earfluence. For more on how to engage your community or build your personal brand through podcasting, visit Earfluence.com.

High Octane Leadership is hosted by The Diversity Movement CEO and executive coach Donald Thompson and is a production of Earfluence.
Order UNDERESTIMATED: A CEO’S UNLIKELY PATH TO SUCCESS, by Donald Thompson.
54 min
April 15, 2020Pressure on Women in the Workplace, with Loren Shumate
As my company was getting used to this new work-from-home reality, I noticed that some people on the team – and it was usually women – were opting not to show their faces. And it got me to wondering, why do we put so much pressure on women in the workplace to look a certain way? I wrote about it in a LinkedIn post, and I hit on something that people wanted to talk about.
My guest today, Loren Shumate, commented right away, “I had this exact realization this week. I honestly think it is more how women feel about themselves. It’s a need to be perfect that many women struggle to overcome. Understanding this about women is critical to inclusion strategies.”
And so I asked her to share her insight as a professional woman in the workplace.
Loren referenced several books in the show:
How Women Rise by Sally Helgeson
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
Dare to Lead and The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown.

The Donald Thompson Podcast is hosted by Walk West CEO, mentor, investor, and Diversity and Inclusion Consultant Donald Thompson.
Music for this episode provided by Jensen Reed from his song, “You Can’t Stop Me”.
The Donald Thompson Podcast is edited and produced by Earfluence. For more on the Earfluence Podcast Network, visit @EarfluenceMedia on any social media platform.

High Octane Leadership is hosted by The Diversity Movement CEO and executive coach Donald Thompson and is a production of Earfluence.
Order UNDERESTIMATED: A CEO’S UNLIKELY PATH TO SUCCESS, by Donald Thompson.
36 min
March 16, 2020 Now Available on Audiobook: The Startup Hats, by David Gardner
The Startup Hats: Master the Many Roles of the Entrepreneur, by serial entrepreneur turned venture capitalist David Gardner, is now available on audiobook. On this feed is Chapter 1: The Entrepreneur Hat. The entire audiobook is available on Google Play.
David is a 6X successful startup founder who now runs Cofounders Capital, which has now invested over $40M in North Carolina tech startups. In Startup Hats, David provides an easily digestible resource to growing your company based on the many different hats you need to wear every single day.
The Startup Hats is a production of Earfluence.

High Octane Leadership is hosted by The Diversity Movement CEO and executive coach Donald Thompson and is a production of Earfluence.
Order UNDERESTIMATED: A CEO’S UNLIKELY PATH TO SUCCESS, by Donald Thompson.
21 min
January 08, 2020 How to Crush 2020: Selling Your Ideas
Today is part five of our 5-part series, How to Crush 2020.
Did you get the results you wanted in 2019? If you did, how do you get more? If you didn't, what happened? How do you make it better?
On this series, we're sharing things that have worked in amazing way and things that have been fantastic failures.
Part five, Selling Your Ideas.
Hustle Unlimited features Walk West CEO, mentor, investor, and hustler himself, Donald Thompson.
Donald will be speaking at the Plazabridge Product Innovation Summit on February 26th, 2020, on the topic of Selling Your Ideas. For more information on the summit, visit https://www.plazabridgegroup.com/2020-product-innovation-summit/.
Music for this episode provided by Jensen Reed from his song, “You Can’t Stop Me”.
Hustle Unlimited is edited and produced by Earfluence. For more on the Earfluence Podcast Network, visit @EarfluenceMedia on any social media platform.
19 min
January 07, 2020 How to Crush 2020: Your Valley is Not Your Destiny
Today is part four of our 5-part series, How to Crush 2020.
Did you get the results you wanted in 2019? If you did, how do you get more? If you didn't, what happened? How do you make it better?
On this series, we're sharing things that have worked in amazing way and things that have been fantastic failures.
Part four, How to Your Valley is Not Your Destiny.
Hustle Unlimited features Walk West CEO, mentor, investor, and hustler himself, Donald Thompson.
Music for this episode provided by Jensen Reed from his song, “You Can’t Stop Me”.
Hustle Unlimited is edited and produced by Earfluence. For more on the Earfluence Podcast Network, visit @EarfluenceMedia on any social media platform.
30 min
January 06, 2020 How to Crush 2020: Become a Stronger Thinker
Today is part three of our 5-part series, How to Crush 2020.
Did you get the results you wanted in 2019? If you did, how do you get more? If you didn't, what happened? How do you make it better?
On this series, we're sharing things that have worked in amazing way and things that have been fantastic failures.
Part three, How to Become a Stronger Thinker.
Hustle Unlimited features Walk West CEO, mentor, investor, and hustler himself, Donald Thompson.
Music for this episode provided by Jensen Reed from his song, “You Can’t Stop Me”.
Hustle Unlimited is edited and produced by Earfluence. For more on the Earfluence Podcast Network, visit @EarfluenceMedia on any social media platform.
27 min
January 03, 2020 How to Crush 2020: Personal Branding & Networking
Today is part two of our 5-part series, How to Crush 2020.
Did you get the results you wanted in 2019? If you did, how do you get more? If you didn't, what happened? How do you make it better?
On this series, we're sharing things that have worked in amazing way and things that have been fantastic failures.
Part two, Personal Branding & Networking.
Hustle Unlimited features Walk West CEO, mentor, investor, and hustler himself, Donald Thompson.
Music for this episode provided by Jensen Reed from his song, “You Can’t Stop Me”.
Hustle Unlimited is edited and produced by Earfluence. For more on the Earfluence Podcast Network, visit @EarfluenceMedia on any social media platform.
15 min
January 02, 2020 How to Crush 2020: Setting Your Goals and Making Them Happen
Today is part one of our 5-part series, How to Crush 2020.
For you, did you get the results you wanted in 2019? If you did, how do you get more? If you didn't, what happened? How do you make it better?
On this series, we're sharing things that have worked in amazing way and things that have been fantastic failures.
Part one, Goal Setting.
Hustle Unlimited features Walk West CEO, mentor, investor, and hustler himself, Donald Thompson.
Music for this episode provided by Jensen Reed from his song, “You Can’t Stop Me”.
Hustle Unlimited is edited and produced by Earfluence. For more on the Earfluence Podcast Network, visit @EarfluenceMedia on any social media platform.
27 min