🎉 A Special Milestone: Episode 500! This episode marks a major milestone for Leadership Powered by Common Sense — our 500th episode. Thank you to every guest, every listener, and everyone who has been part of this journey. Here’s to the conversations that have shaped how we lead, and to 500 more. Introduction Today we’re […]

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From Printing to Proptech: 22 Years of Entrepreneurial Grit with Mark Weithorn Introduction Today, I’ve got a gentleman who has a 21 year run of owning his own business. It’s a it’s a founder creation story. And he’s actually now helping others learn how to properly start their businesses. His name is Mark Weithorn. Mark, […]

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Episode 498 | Leadership Powered by Common Sense with Doug Thorpe | Guest: Jill Schulman Introduction: Are You a Brave Leader? Hey, are you a brave leader? Have you ever thought about that? And do you have the right definition of what being brave is really about? My guest today is going to help us […]

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Leading from the Inside Out: What Every Leader Needs to Know About Relationships, Self-Worth, and Authentic Growth Introduction Well, welcome again everyone. Have you ever struggled with building the right kind of relationship in your work? If you’re in the role of leadership, the ability to build effective relationships with your people, with stakeholders, and […]

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How Jack Oujo Turned a Career Setback Into a Business Success Story Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and today we’re going to ask you the question. If you have had or may have a personal setback in your career, what are you going to do with it? How do you think it […]

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How to Show Up, Speak Up, and Lead with Impact | Ep 495 A conversation with Carl DuPont, DMA — opera singer, executive coach, and co-author of The Presence Principle Introduction Hey, everybody. If you have been confronted with the notion that you need to boost your executive presence, I hear that a lot in […]

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From Startup Survival to PR Empire: Jennifer Kaplan on 22 Years of Building Evolve PR Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug, and you’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Hey, have you started a business out there? Was your dream enough to get you over the goal line, to get you started and […]

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Leadership Powered by Common Sense | Episode 493 | Guest: Duane Deason Introduction Hello again everyone. Doug Thorpe here. And this is Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Have you ever struggled with administering a cost cutting measure? Well, today we’re going to dive into that topic. It’s a sensitive one — a tough one to […]

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Introduction Hello again everyone. Doug Thorpe here. And you are listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. My guest is going to help us look at how do you fix your business. And a lot of times people, founders, owners and leaders think that maybe their people are broken. But guess what? There’s a whole […]

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Leadership Powered by Common Sense – Episode 491 Introduction Hey, everybody. Doug Thorpe here again. You are listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. My guest today is a fellow military veteran and now a consultant and coach. He shares a common thread with me. We like to look at the world in a more […]

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