Leadership Is Changing

Our guests for this mashup are Landi Jac, Mark Rees-Thomas and James Rosebush. 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:

• Landi talks about her background and how she went into psychology that focus in group dynamics 
• Looking up to her parents as leaders in her life that helped in her career
• Importance of having a healthy confidence 
• Mark shares how he started as someone who was jumping around jobs and not knowing what to do
• Being inspired by the life of Jesus how he led himself and the people around him
• James talks how a lot of leaders just try to promote themselves 
• James shares about a incident that happen in his business that changed his life 

Key Takeaways:

• As leaders we are to serve the people
• Never view yourself as anything lesser than
• Great leaders are not those with titles but are people of influence  
• Social media has degraded culture by cheapening it and taking away accountability
• Understanding your people by listening to them

Tweetable Quote:

“Ultimately we are here to serve as a leader. We are to serve people. We are here to inspire people, and not everyone is our people. We all have our audience, we all have people that resonate with us and we have people who don't. But I think as a leader, there's a sense of responsibility and accountability.” -Landi Jac

“To be a great leader, you have to serve those who you lead well.” -Mark Rees-Thomas

“This goes back to why we don't have as many great leaders today. You really have to feel. The pain of the people that you're leading.” - James Rosebush

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/

Marcus Olson is the CEO and founder of Pliancy, a technology-enabled professional services company that helps growing startups scale their corporate IT. 

Marcus worked at several startups and realized that smaller companies lacked access to technology that could help them collaborate better, work faster, and communicate more effectively. 

With a rare balance of technical knowledge, visionary ambition, and radical empathy, Marcus Olson is leading the charge into a new chapter where technologists are regarded as enablers of human potential.

In this episode:

• Marcus shares about his background as an IT professional and starting a consulting firm
• Becoming a small business owner and learning everything along the way
• Helping others understand the benefits of technology
• Learning from the life of Steve Jobs

Key Takeaways:

• Tell people the why and then get out of the way 
• You grow into leadership
• Delegating task to others 
• Have a philosophy of investing in people 

Tweetable Quote:

“When working with really creative people.Spend more time finding them and less time telling them what to do.” -  Marcus Olson

“Tell them the why and then get out of the way.”-  Marcus Olson

Connect with Marcus:

Website: https://pliancy.com/

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 shares the steps we can use to help us overcome self-doubt and what materials and information we should avoid feeding into our mind in order to reach our goals and dreams.

In this episode:

• Secrets to overcoming self-doubt 
• Self-doubt destroys our confidence and cripples you from pursuing your goals
• Self-doubt put outside pressure on us and forces us to do things 
• Importance of having self discipline

Key Takeaways:

• Don't settle for mediocrity 
• Start by changing the way you think
• We have to learn from our mistakes
• Doubt is just in your mind
• Don’t let doubt hold your life hostage 

Tweetable Quote:

“If your desire is that you want to move on in life and have a big dream, then you must make a decision to start believing that you are a valuable person.With a purpose to meet while on this earth. ” - 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 Tracie Ybarra, Mike Handcock and Nik Cree. 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:

• Tracie shares her background and how she worked for HP 
• Admiring a leader who is trustworthy and knows when to put aside their ego
• Looking up to Michael Dell and his leadership style
• Mike shares how he was orphaned at 15 and how he had to find work after high school
• Jumping from job to job and became an entrepreneur in 2002
• Learning from the life of Alexander the Great 
• Nik talks about how he had a career change into the world of bank and finance 

Key Takeaways:

• Leaders should be trustworthy and confident laying ego aside 
• Being a leader is more than a job and title 
• Great leaders have to have vision 
• Sometimes you need to break the rules to understand them

Tweetable Quote:

“I look at a leader and to admire them, I have to trust them, that's probably the first and foremost important thing to me. There's nothing more rewarding to me than trusting relationships.” - Tracie Ybarra

“And it really takes people with some courage, conviction or someone to lead the way to get people to see things from a different perspective.” - Nik Cree

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, Megan Nivens-Tannett discusses being a single mother and launching her own business. She also discusses the importance of leaving our egos at the door and how, with the proper people and the right mentality, our business can grow.

Megan has  served in various roles including Vice President for Huntsville-based startup accelerator The Foundry; Director of Digital Marketing for IoT tech firm Synapse Wireless; has held multiple roles with leading advertising firm McCann Erickson (in support of the US Army), and prior to that, served as the Executive Director for the Muscular Dystrophy Association where she opened the first office in North Alabama. 

In this episode:

• Megan shares about her background and how she found Flourish
• Transitioning from the corporate world to being a mentor for high school students taking up entrepreneurship
• You can’t do everything by yourself
• Equip yourself with the right information to be successful

 Key Takeaways:

• Learning to be vulnerable can help you be successful
• Being honest and transparent about yourself and business sets you up for success
• Surround yourself with the right people so you can flourish
• Learn to leave your ego at the door 

Tweetable Quote:

“I really learned to be courageous and I quickly had to check my ego at the door and realize what I was good at versus what I wasn't good at. And I very quickly learned that I could not do everything on my own. And in order for me to be successful, I really needed to let my guard down, be vulnerable, ask what one would call the stupid questions, and surround myself with people again that are way better at certain things than I was. ” -  Megan Nivens-Tannett

Connect with Megan:

Website: https://www.flourishconsultingservices.com/ 

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 discusses the many sorts of leaders that we come across or may become in different scenarios, as well as how leaders manifest themselves not just when things are going great but also when things do not go as planned.

In this episode:

• What kind leader shows up when things come up
• Identifying triggers and learning how to take control of the situation
• People find themselves placed in leadership roles not by their choice
• Being overwhelmed as leaders 

Key Takeaways:

• Learn how to show up consistently no matter the circumstances
• Always be prepared
• Listing down values that you want to see as a leader
• Don't be afraid to to ask for support 

Tweetable Quote:

“ You don't have to be everything to everybody. ” - Denis Gianoutsos

“Your values are important, and when you are clear on your values and what you stand for and the person you're wanting to be, then your team will be very clear as well.” - 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 Travis Chappell, Vince Molinaro, and Dave Gambrill. 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:

• Travis shares how and why he go into podcasting 
• The story behind the name of his podcasts
• What he learned from Sir Winston Churchill
• Vince shares about being a leadership advisor
• The impact our environment has on us 
• Dave talks about the evolution of leadership 
• Leaders need to adapt to the changing work environment
• Being inspired by his dad to be a leader in a community

Key Takeaways:

• Learning new skill sets and how it advances and impacts your career 
• How to resolve crisis amidst chaos 
• Leaders play a vital role in setting the working environment
• How to adapt to change 

Tweetable Quote:

“The resolve in the midst of chaos is something that I just truly admire in somebody else, and that is something that Winston Churchill very much embodied in the timeframe that he was living in.” - Travis Chappell

“One of the most important decisions a person makes is choosing who is the leader or manager that they work with. And if it's going to be a bad or mediocre or toxic manager, you need to run away because it could impact your health.” - Vince Molinaro

“I think it's critical [being digitally savvy] because the world's going that way, and if you're not gonna go that way, I think you're missing out.” - Dave Gambrill

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/

Vivek Iyyani is a Millennial specialist, keynote speaker, and author of the books Engaging Millennials: 7 Fundamentals to Recruit, Reward & Retain the Largest Generation in the Workforce and Empowering Millennials: The 5 Step Sequence to Design a Life of Fun, Freedom and Fortune. Vivek works with leaders to recruit, reward and retain the multigenerational workforce. In this episode,Vivek discusses how as leaders we should connect with people of all generations and how to lead them effectively. He also discusses how failure is an integral part of success and how to manage one's emotions, particularly when one is dealing with a crisis or an incident.

In this episode:

• Vivek shares about being a millenial specialist and writing his books
• Adapting and connecting to a millennial mindset
• Recruiting, rewarding and retaining a multi-generational workforce 
• Started leadership by serving in the army
• Learning to manage your emotions 

Key Takeaways:

• Leaders are responsible for effecting change 
• Catering rewards to individual needs 
• Leadership is about influence 
• Having an ability to then move on from problem and finding the solution
• Leaders need to learn how to have deeper relationships with those around them

Tweetable Quotes:

“We are bombarded by so many things that are calling for attention. So in a world where everything is instant gratification focused, a leader who can go deep into relationships, into focus, into things, is the one who can really achieve great things.” - Vivek Iyyani

“ So it's about the leader, the one who does the most for their people. That's the kind of leader the employees are looking for in the future. ”- Vivek Iyyani

Connect with Vivek

Website:https://www.vivekiyyani.com/

Social Media: LinkedIn Youtube

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 how we can take a step back and analyze who we are and remember that our identity is not bound to our title when we feel like we no longer belong to an organization or are left out, and when our work prevents us from spending time with our families and loved ones.

In this episode:

• Assign responsibilities to trained and delegated-authority individuals.
• Developing the ability to see past our titles and to add value, skills, and experience to our job role
• Think about who you perceive you are and what you think your identity is
• Have someone to help you be accountable for what you are doing and be your support

Key Takeaways:

• Learn to take breaks from your work and to delegate responsibilities
• We bring more to our role than just our title
• When you learn to reevaluate yourself
• You begin to have clarity
• Have a pulled plan together
• Begin to take action

Tweetable Quote:

“At the end of the day, people aren't gonna remember you or me for our titles. What they're gonna remember us for is the way that we treated them, and the way that we talked to them.So it's not the title, it's the way that we make people feel. ” - 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/

Brandon Amoroso is the founder and President of leading e-commerce agency Electriq. He built the business to oversee more than 55 brands and 45 team members in just three years before DRINKS.com acquired it in April 2022. Under Brandon's leadership, Electriq achieved the highest certifications available for the DTC industry, including Shopify Plus, Klaviyo Elite, Attentive Pioneer, Okendo Platinum, and more; including the exclusive Recharge Innovative Partner of the Year award.

In this episode:

• Brandon shares how he got his start in the e-commerce space 
• Launching Electriq with the vision of starting his own business 
• Leadership as a Gen Z entrepreneur
• Having younger generations in leadership roles
• A successful leader understands that they can always do better

Key Takeaways:

• Leadership is empowering your team to bring their ideas to the table
• Not everyone wants to be a leader or an entrepreneur
• Successful team members inherently create a successful business
• Leaders know how to adapt to the changing work environment

Tweetable Quotes:

“The hardest part for me was understanding that sometimes you do have to put your foot down and say, ‘No, this isn't acceptable. And we hold ourselves to a higher standard.’ That sets the tone for the rest of the organization as well.” - Brandon Amoroso

“Leaders are gonna have to be able to adapt to working with people who prefer to be remote than people who prefer to be in office. And you're going to have to, especially if you've been a leader for a while. Drop some of your preconceived notions around what leadership looks like. Because if you keep trying to stick to your true and tried ways, you're probably gonna be left behind.”- Brandon Amoroso

Connect with Brandon on his website https://www.brandonamoroso.com/

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/