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In this episode, Benjamin talks with special guest Dr. Heather Browne about…

- Psychotherapy and the business world (02:30)

- Leveraging creativity and communication to protect company culture (10:50)

- Understanding the purpose of discomfort in the business growth process (20:30)

- The 2 most common issues that leaders don’t know to address (30:27)

- Reframing the approach to deficient KPIs and metrics (39:38)

>>> Grab the full show notes at https://priorityinitiative.com/s1e10-show-notes/.

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As a relationship expert, Dr. Heather Browne has worked with thousands of individuals and couples in psychotherapy.

She is published in hundreds of journals, has an active YouTube channel, has been featured on ABC-7 news, was the relationship expert on KDOC Daybreak OC, and is published in Inc., Toronto Sun, Thriving Family Magazine, Light + Life, BRAINZ, Scary Mommy, and Psychology Today.

She is a regular guest blogger for both Links for Shrinks and for Marriage Friendly Therapists.

Dr. Heather works with all levels of corporations, presents interactive meetings to companies, as well as collaborating with cultivating positive and productive staff.

Connect with Dr. Heather at her website: https://www.drheatherbrowne.com/ or on social media via the links in the full show notes.

We would greatly appreciate it if you took a minute to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast. It helps us get our message out to more people and start more conversations about creating life-giving environments in the workplace as part of our mission to end workplace-related suicide.

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In this episode, Benjamin talks with special guest Dr. Rebecca Granda about…

- Her path from forensic psychology to entrepreneurship (02:10)

- Building a team from scratch and leveraging emotional intelligence (05:55)

- Modeling good leadership as a new leader (08:10)

- Having an adaptive approach when it comes to implementing an ideal workplace environment (12:05)

- Balancing high performance and preventing burnout (14:39)

- The urge as a leader to “outwork” our team members (18:05)

- Leadership traits of good leaders (20:00)

- Practical tools for leaders to diagnose and prevent burnout (28:10)

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She was raised in Miami, Florida and after completing her masters degree at the University of Miami, she moved to complete a doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology at Louisiana Tech University.

She completed a predoctoral internship at the New Jersey VA and then completed her postdoctoral residency at a crisis hospital in Central Florida. She then moved to Brooklyn for a while before settling in Asheville, North Carolina. She is trained in crisis intervention, suicide prevention, grief counseling, and evidence-based practices for therapy. She is also an adjunct professor at Fayetteville State University.

Connect with Dr. Granda at her website: http://www.avldbttrauma.com/

We would greatly appreciate it if you took a minute to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast. It helps us get our message out to more people and start more conversations about creating life-giving environments in the workplace as part of our mission to end workplace-related suicide.

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In this episode, Benjamin answers some of the top questions he’s heard recently about…

- The most important qualities of a successful leader (01:14)

- Developing & implementing a successful leadership strategy (03:56)

- Providing feedback & coaching to team members (07:35)

- Managing remote employees & remote teams (10:00)

- Goal setting & achieving business objectives (12:58)

- Creating & maintaining a positive relationship with employees (16:20)

- Time management strategies & prioritizing tasks (19:12)

- Improving the performance of underperforming employees (25:50)

- Managing stress & burnout in the workplace (29:15)

- The best team building activities for small businesses (32:41)

- Creating a strong & cohesive executive team (35:45)

>>> Grab the full show notes at https://priorityinitiative.com/s1e8-show-notes/.

We would greatly appreciate it if you took a minute to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast. It helps us get our message out to more people and start more conversations about creating life-giving environments in the workplace as part of our mission to end workplace-related suicide.

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In this episode, Benjamin talks with special guest Ray Campion about…

- His leadership development background in the civil & infrastructure engineering industry with large railway projects (02:00)

- True active listening techniques (08:00)

- Employees as company resources (10:40)

- Complex project management & delivery (15:40)

- Diversity in the workplace and the consultant leader mindset (18:40)

- The role of culture & limiting beliefs in effective leadership (29:50)

>>> Grab the full show notes at https://priorityinitiative.com/s1e7-show-notes/.

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Ray Campion has 30 years’ experience in regulated industry, delivering projects and developing and leading high-performing teams. An Executive Coach and Leadership Mentor, he is a member of the Board of Trustees for South Kent Mind and is dedicated to promoting wellbeing in the workplace.

He is a Learning Transactional Analyst in the Organizational field, studying in his advanced year at TA Works in Oxford, England and is a member of The Institute of Leadership and Management.

Want to connect with Ray? Check out his website at https://campionconsultants.uk/

We would greatly appreciate it if you took a minute to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast. It helps us get our message out to more people and start more conversations about creating life-giving environments in the workplace as part of our mission to end workplace-related suicide.

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In this episode, Benjamin talks with special guest Heather Ioerger about…

- Her experience leading volunteer teams (02:55)

- How SOPs accelerate your growth as a leader & as a brand (05:30)

- Creating effective SOPs (08:30)

- The impact SOPs play on effective team development (12:50)

- Providing ongoing training to your team (17:00)

- Her perspectives on effective team building (21:55)

- The most important leadership lessons she has learned (27:05)

>>> Grab the full show notes at https://priorityinitiative.com/s1e6-show-notes/.

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Heather Ioerger has always lived her life with purpose and perseverance. After earning her degree in PR and Marketing, she started her career by working on large fundraising events for a university. There, she reached out to large monetary donors to support the school's programs.

Since then, Heather has spent over 10 years in a sales leadership role managing a team of 50 people with a client roster of about 3000. In this time, she's learned how to efficiently train her team to close deals and bring in new business by creating systemized processes.

These days, she's using her skills to help small businesses grow and scale their online presence by teaching them the secrets to effectively map out their prospecting, sales, and retention processes. She works to uplevel virtual assistants through on-going specialized training.

It is very important to her that all employees feel valued and respected for their hard work. Her team of Business Account Managers (BAMs) are matched with clients through her own unique process to ensure client and BAM success.

Outside of work, Heather loves spending time with her family and friends, going to concerts and loving on her hound dogs!

Want to connect with Heather? Check out her website at http://www.my-vob.com/

We would greatly appreciate it if you took a minute to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast. It helps us get our message out to more people and start more conversations about creating life-giving environments in the workplace as part of our mission to end workplace-related suicide.

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In this episode, Benjamin talks with special guest Vin D’Agostino about…

- How relationships are key to interwoven success in business, entrepreneurship, and family life (03:00)

- Evolving from an early leadership perspective of “ambitious kindness” to a more realistic, sustainable approach to leading teams (06:55)

- How principles learned from leading a volunteer organization can better prepare you to be a more effective leader (09:20)

- The true litmus test for influential leadership (13:25)

- How to lead organizational culture change (16:25)

- Discovering and leveraging team member abilities and skills (20:25)

- Biggest lessons learned over 40+ years of leadership experience (24:27)

- The top piece of wisdom for aspiring and experienced leaders (40:00)

>>> Grab the full show notes at https://priorityinitiative.com/s1e5-show-notes/.

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Vin has been managing people in business since the age of 23, and at 63 that's 40 years of management experience in many environments including large and small corporations, volunteer organizations, and academia.

He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, a master's in software engineering, is a Lean Six-Sigma Blackbelt, and a certified Scrum master. He has spent most of his career working with embedded systems (the small computers inside other things) and has led teams as small as 2 and as large as 200 with collocated, remote, and virtual teams both domestic and international.

In addition to his business, he is adjunct faculty at Santa Clara University, and sits on the industry advisory board for the electrical engineering departments at Stevens and Santa Clara, where he is chair. He also is on the advisory board at several non-profits. With this experience, he has seen, and been, both good and bad management.

Connect with Vin by using the link in the show notes.

We would greatly appreciate it if you took a minute to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast. It helps us get our message out to more people and start more conversations about creating life-giving environments in the workplace as part of our mission to end workplace-related suicide.

For additional leadership resources, connect with Benjamin on social media: https://priorityinitiative.com/connect

In this episode, Benjamin answers some of the top questions he’s heard recently about…

– Who solopreneurs should hire first as they start building a team and how to prepare for that first hire (01:10)

– The best ways to build a positive team culture (10:55)

– How to ensure more effective communication on your team (14:30)

– Best practices for building an effective onboarding program for new hires (19:10)

>>> Grab the full show notes at https://priorityinitiative.com/s1e4-show-notes/.

We would greatly appreciate it if you took a minute to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast. It helps us get our message out to more people and start more conversations about creating life-giving environments in the workplace as part of our mission to end workplace-related suicide.

For additional leadership resources, connect with Benjamin on social media: https://priorityinitiative.com/connect

In this episode, Benjamin talks with special guest Jenna Larson about…

- The greatest factor that contributes to long-term leadership success (03:20)

>>> Grab the full show notes at https://priorityinitiative.com/s1e3-show-notes/.

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Jenna Larson is the founder and coach of Driver Performance Coaching and the Co-Owner of GroupTrack CRM. Just 4 years ago, she left her high level corporate position to step into the world of entrepreneurship so she could make a bigger impact while spending more time with her family.

She started her first company, Drive Performance Coaching, that focused on helping network marketers and online sales entrepreneurs implement simple strategies and repeatable processes for sales and customer retention.

Her coaching earned her the opportunity to work with top performing leaders across multiple MLMs and even the opportunity to speak at pre-convention events as the guest speaker. Over years, her coaching practice has evolved, and she now focuses on working with entrepreneurs who want to replicate her results, by creating a course or coaching program based on their experience and expertise.

Her second company, GroupTrack CRM is a SAAS (Software as a Service) tech company. GroupTrack CRM is the first and ONLY socially-integrated CRM (follow up system) that lives where your leads do – on social media. This tool has completely disrupted the industry, and top performing coaches, course creators, consultants, network marketers, and agencies have implemented the system and strategies she teaches, resulting in massive growth in clients and revenue.

Jenna's drive, persistence, and tenacity has not only served her well professionally, but also personally. She's been a collegiate rowing coach and coached former Olympians, breaking records. She has also given a TEDx talk called “Say It Out Loud” about the art of giving compliments. Jenna's biggest win of all is stepping into God's will and creating a business that allows her to pursue her passion while creating a life where she can spend time with her husband and two sons.

Want to connect with Jenna? Check out all of her contact info in the show notes.

We would greatly appreciate it if you took a minute to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast. It helps us get our message out to more people and start more conversations about creating life-giving environments in the workplace as part of our mission to end workplace-related suicide. 

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In this episode, Benjamin talks with special guest Josh Parnell about…

>>> Get additional content and resources in the full show notes at https://priorityinitiative.com/s1e2-show-notes/.

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Josh Parnell is a leadership speaker, trainer, and coach. He helps you transform your leadership skills by tapping into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results. Reaching people and building leaders is his mission, and he has a demonstrated history of coaching people to go from great to greater.

After the horrific events on 9/11, Josh enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he had his first exposure to multiple types of leadership. He learned firsthand the difference between servant, situational, and positional leadership, to name a few. The more connections he made, the more he realized how important genuine relationships are, and that influence is the root of leadership.

For the last 20 years, Josh has taken what he’s learned and continues to learn to grow and develop leaders, both professionally and personally. He is married to his wife, J’anvieu, and together they are raising leaders in their four children.

Connect with Josh to find out more at: TheBeardedLeader.com

We would greatly appreciate it if you took a minute to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast. It helps us get our message out to more people and start more conversations about creating life-giving environments in the workplace as part of our mission to end workplace-related suicide.

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Benjamin talks with special guest Michael Lush, the multi-millionaire leader of 7 companies about…

>>> Get additional content and resources in the full show notes at https://priorityinitiative.com/s1e1-show-notes/.

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Michael Lush is the founder and CEO of Lush Enterprises, LLC DBA Replace Your University, an education firm specializing in real world tactical financial strategies that teach thousands of Americans how to get ahead and stay ahead.

His clients include executive pastors, CEOs of major corporations, bank executives, mortgage executives, best-selling authors, and most of all, amazing blue collar Americans across the country.

Before devoting his efforts full-time to Replace Your University, Michael was a 17-year veteran of the mortgage industry serving at capacities from Loan Officer to Senior Executive where he first learned that “a mortgage is financial crack to middle America.”

Michael has authored the best-selling book, “Replace Your Mortgage: How to Pay Off Your Home in 5-7 Years on Your Current Income”. Michael is also a contributing author to Forbes, New York Weekly, and Market Daily to name a few.

Michael is a devoted husband and father to five amazing boys where he instills a life focus on Faith, Family, Finances and Freedom. When not in front of the camera, Michael can be found on the family farm tending to his livestock and spending quality time as a hunter with his boys.

BONUS CONTENT: Learn the SECRET the banks don’t want you to know! (In only 8 minutes, Michael Lush, the founder of Replace Your Mortgage will help you unlock an otherwise hidden potential to pay off your home in 5-7 years!) Go to: https://rym.replaceyouruniversity.com/homepayoff 

We would greatly appreciate it if you took a minute to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast. It helps us get our message out to more people and start more conversations about creating life-giving environments in the workplace as part of our mission to end workplace-related suicide.

If you want even more content filled with practical and tactical tools for leadership and team development, connect with Benjamin on social media: https://priorityinitiative.com/connect