Leadership Is Changing

Our guests for this mashup are Tami Forman and Adrian Stevens. Tune in as they tell the stories of their incredible career journeys, how they landed in their industries, the challenges they faced and which leaders inspire them to achieve greatness. 

In this episode:

• Tami shares why she left media to move into the tech software company
• Find out what social constructs hold women back
• Adrian talks about how his identity was shaped through living in different areas
• The secret formula for success as a leader

Key Takeaways:

• Advancing women's leadership and bringing all voices to the table
• Mitigating the challenges mothers face  in the workforce after returning from maternity leave
• Helping the team by providing tools and support so they can succeed 
• Diversity brings strength

Tweetable Quote:

“ I realized this is part of what holds women back and it's not the kids, it's the social things around mothers and the way we think about mothers in the workforce.”- Tami Forman

“Don't wait,raise your hand, reach out, and at least express your interest or let people know that you have a desire to make a broader difference and to help”- Adrian Stevens

Connect with Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Sondra Sutton Phung led a team that delivered over $1B of profit for Ford Motor Company’s iconic SUV portfolio. Recently named Marketing General Manager for Electric Vehicles, she leveraged her STEM & HBCU education to create her transformational, data-driven marketing approach. Her perspective impacts millions in the Automotive Tech Industry. Sutton Phung is reducing the learning curve and sharing how leaders can accelerate their results through her recent features in  Forbes, Fortune, Authority Magazine and other globally recognized leadership publications and podcasts.

In this episode:

• Sondra shares about his background 
• The Benefits of Having Mentors and Advocates in the Workplace
• How Leaders Can Adapt to Changing Employee Expectations

Key Takeaways:

• Importance of having a mentor or advocate to help reach goals 
• Benefits of having an all rounder experience rather than just one area
•  Networking is key for effective leadership
• Leaders must be open, engaging, strong, and empathetic 

Tweetable Quote:

“It's important to share your point of view, even if it's not one that's taken, because it does open up the dialogue for additional thoughts and ideas.” - Sondra Sutton Phung

Connect with Sondra:

Social Media: LinkedIn

Connect with Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

In this episode, Denis talks about the importance of starting the year and how we should create goals and visualize what the year would look like for us.

In this episode:

• Denis shares the importance of setting goals and executing them
• Setting goals with a purpose and a why 
• Creating Vision Boards

Key Takeaways:

• Start doing the things you have been putting off 
• Get serious about your goals
• Don’t limit your thinking, or too small
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Tweetable Quote:

“If you can visualize and think about the things in the future, then all you need to do now is to go ahead and put those goals in place.” - Denis Gianoutsos

Connect with Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Our guests for this mashup are Trevor Shailer and Justine Mader. Tune in as they tell the stories of their incredible career journeys, how they landed in their industries, the challenges they faced and which leaders inspire them to achieve greatness. 

In this episode:

• Find out how sports kicked Trevor’s interest in leadership into gear
• Understanding what leadership is by learning what leadership is not suppose to be like
• Learn how being in a big family forced Justine to become a leader
• Justine talks about becoming self-aware of her role as a leader

Key Takeaways:

• Get comfortable getting things wrong and receiving constructive feedback
• Create opportunities to show up 
• Your team learns from watching you adapt
• Leadership is not from where you come from

Tweetable Quote:

“When I think about it, he was creating more opportunities for me to stand and show what I was capable of.”- Trevor Shailer

“The most amazing part about leadership is it doesn't matter where you come from.”- Justine Mader

Connect with Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Steven Blue is President & CEO of Miller Ingenuity, an international manufacturer of high technology products that save lives and preserve the environment. Steven has published five books that teach senior leaders and CEOs how to increase profit, take market share, and destroy competition. His third book was co-authored by Jack Canfield and was an immediate best-seller. His most recent book, Metamorphosis: From Rust-Belt to High-Technology in a 21st Century World, details exactly how any low technology company can enter the world of high technology and high-profit products. He created and authored the League of Extraordinary CEO series, a monthly CEO advice column in the American City Business Journals. He is a highly-acclaimed keynote speaker. He has addressed audiences at Harvard Business School, The United Nations, Carnegie Hall, The Safe America Foundation, Industry Week, The World Safe Summit, CEO Clubs International and Medtronic Corporation. His leadership insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Fox Business Channel, CNN, CNBC, Forbes, Fortune, CEO World, Business Week and Success Magazines. 

In this episode:

• Steve shares about his background 
• Leadership techniques that work today won't work tomorrow
• The secret to successful leadership
• How leaders can avoid becoming irrelevant and be left behind

Key Takeaways:

• Good leadership training programs can help shape leadership principles 
• Gen Zs/Millennials should not be forced to conform to an older model of how an employee should be
• Leaders should have touchpoints with people and stay ahead of the curve to remain relevant

Tweetable Quote:

“Every single human being on this planet wants to be respected. And if you ignore that, you're ignoring that at your peril.” - Steven Blue

Connect with Eric:

Website: https://www.stevenlblue.com,  https://www.milleringenuity.com

Social Media:Facebook,LinkedIn, Twitter

Connect with Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

In this episode, Denis shares the importance of setting your goals for the coming year, knowing how to strategically plan ahead, and learning how to execute them.

In this episode:

• Learning how to think strategically, plan ahead, knowing how to execute them
• Set goals at the beginning of the year 
• Knowing where to focus on 

Key Takeaways:

• When planning learn to do things as soon as possible
• Ask yourself three reflecting questions about the year
• Look into the five areas you want to focus on

Tweetable Quote:

“The important part here is to actually have focus and make sure that you actually do pull some goals together.” - Denis Gianoutsos

Connect with Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Our guests for this mashup are  Mayur Bharath and Don Robertson. Tune in as they tell the stories of their incredible career journeys, how they landed in their industries, the challenges they faced and which leaders inspire them to achieve greatness. 

In this episode:

• Mayur shares what he’s learned from working in a variety of different countries and cultures
• Learning from the life of Gandhi when facing challenges 
• Find out how Don’s background in financials gave him a foundational understanding of business
• How to adapt to situations and having the ability to react quicker to challenges 

Key Takeaways:

• The first step to managing through change is accepting that change is happening
• Even when you’re not the team manager, be willing to take responsibility for your mistakes
• Draw from tangible experiences to learn how to adapt to challenges 

Tweetable Quote:

“The more we have tangible experience to Draw from, the quicker our ability to ramp, the quicker our ability to react, the quicker we’re able to use the more advanced part of our brain as opposed to the rudimentary part”- Don Robertson

Connect with Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Eric King is the Founder, Entrepreneur and Personal Trainer with an organization called Ultimate Fitness and Stability Guru Eric’s mission is to help conscious ambitious leaders prime and amplify their energy by helping them experience the power of physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual stability. He works with multiple leaders in the corporate space, successful business owners and professional kiwi rugby players over in Japan. One of his biggest achievements so far has been being able to help multiple working professionals in their 50s feel better with more energy than they felt in their 30s, 20s through understanding body, mind and spirit connection. 

In this episode:

• Eric shares about his background and his business Ultimate Fitness and Stability Guru
• Ego Death, Desk Jockeys, and the Power of Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Stability
• Exploring How to Hold Space and Show Compassion

Key Takeaways:

• Surrendering Control and Expectations for a Healthier Life
• Exercising and health should be a priority
• Leaders need to be ready to adapt and seek for improvement
• Leadership in the future should be based on love and compassion

Tweetable Quote:

“So for me personally, the ego death experience was me surrendering control,my expectations and the outcome and understanding that my body right now is in pain” - Eric King

“The key of life is you don't want to go too much to the left. You don't want to go too much to the right. It's about finding that sweet spot, finding that balance and everybody's balance is different.” - Eric King

Connect with Eric:

Social Media:Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn

Connect with Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

In this episode, Denis shares his four R's, in relation to taking the time to take care of ourselves, that we need as individuals going into the new year, and how we must deliberate in our decisions today and in the future.

In this episode:

• What are we doing to take care of ourselves
• The 4 R’s we need to do before we end the year: 
• Reflect
• Reset
• Refocus
• Relaunch

Key Takeaways:

• This the best time to reflect on the year and how it has been 
• Take the time to rest and relax
• Refocus your mindset toward your goals and visions
• Execute the action plans you have set 

Tweetable Quote:

“ What are three things that you need to do today or in the future to allow you to have a deliberate holiday?” - Denis Gianoutsos

Connect with Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Our guests for this mashup are Paul Martinelli and Neil Milliken. Tune in as they tell the stories of their incredible career journeys, how they landed in their industries, the challenges they faced and which leaders inspire them to achieve greatness. 

In this episode:

• Paul explains why the first half of his journey is a “loser’s struggle”
• Learn the key to growth and internal change
• Learn how Neil and others utilize assistive tech in their lives and business
• Being inspired by the life of Caroline Casey and how she used her disability to power herself forward

Key Takeaways:

• You can’t afford the luxury of an unchallenged negative thought
• The content of our life is the curriculum of our evolution
• There are great opportunities to be a great leaders in business

Tweetable Quote:

“If a high school drop out can change their life and lead major corporations, anyone can, you just have to be willing to do the work necessary.”- Paul Martinelli

Connect with Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/