Leadership Superpowered

Caleb Gardner is the CEO and Founder of a consulting group, 18 Coffees. He is also the author of a new book, "No Point B". The book touches base on a lot of the work Caleb has been doing in his career, over the last 10 years, including political organizing with President Obama and having run part of his digital infrastructure in the 2nd administration. In this podcast Caleb and Mike discuss many different topics related to things like the importance of building a more connected work culture i...

Stephen Kohler is the Founder and CEO of Audira Labs LLC, a boutique leadership development firm offering one-on-one coaching and team development, but with a bit of a twist, by using music as a lens. Stephen is also a lifelong musician who started playing the trumpet and later discovered electric guitar. He is now also a singer and songwriter, even featuring a newly released album. In this podcast, Stephen and Mike discuss all the skills & traits used in both music and business and how A...

Ted Novak is the CEO and Managing Partner of Clique Studios, a digital transformation business helping organizations going through a change or looking for inspiration to help them grow. Here we discuss Ted’s love of music and how he’s even learned to make his own instruments! He also explains how teamwork, hard work and dedication go hand in hand in both business and music playing. In this video Ted shows us his custom and handmade bass guitar which he made from a tree that had to be removed ...

Steven Horwitz is the Founder and Managing Partner of Orchid Black, a management consulting company focusing on helping companies scale and grow. We discuss his passion for music and how it gets pulled into his business life. One of my favorite quotes from Steven, during this podcast is, "If you're going to be a good musician, you need to have big ears." In other words, you have to be a really great listener to be successful in both music and business too.Michael LaVista is the CEO and ...

Steve Wild is the founder and CEO of LifeSport Athletic Clubs and the guitarist in Class of '68. He talks about lessons learned growing a sports club franchise, and what it meant to pick up a guitar again after a 32 year hiatus. Michael LaVista is the CEO and Founder of Caxy Interactive, a custom software development company in Chicago. Caxy helps companies double in half the time they could on their own by creating custom software. He is also a guitar player, singer and songwriter. ...

Jon Harris is Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer for ConAgra Brands. He's alos a terrific singer and guitar player. What has that brought to his career?Michael LaVista is the CEO and Founder of Caxy Interactive, a custom software development company in Chicago. Caxy helps companies double in half the time they could on their own by creating custom software. He's also a guitar player and performer. His new book, Superpowered: 7 Leadership Superpowers Technology Executives C...

Dan Horwich and Michael LaVista talk about the superpower of creating connections and how it can power your business and make your life richer as well. Dan is the CEO of Camp IT, a company that creates events designed to help IT professionals understand new technologies and make the critical, strategic and tactical decisions for their enterprises.Michael LaVista is the CEO and Founder of Caxy Interactive, a custom software development company in Chicago. Caxy helps companies double in ha...

Tom Panos and Mike LaVista talk about the psychology of engagement and how to have more meaningful conversations. Tom has over 10 years of sales & marketing experience, leading business development for consulting firms, agencies, and most recently as an entrepreneur whose founded two companies. As a former comedian and expert in influence and persuasion, Tom has a unique perspective on sales & marketing.SmartSources https://smartsources.work Personal/Portfolio Site https:/...

Greg Taylor is the VP of Sales for the SaaS platform casestatus.com. The platform allows law firms to communicate more easily with their clients. His superpower is figuring out how to manage a omnichannel approach from social to in-person to stay relevant for his customers. https://www.casestatus.comMichael LaVista is the CEO and Founder of Caxy Interactive, a custom software development company in Chicago. Caxy helps companies double in half the time they could on their own by creating ...

Cindy Miller is an LGPA pro who takes what she learned on the golf course and teaches leaders and teams how to get, do and be better. Her story of how she got to the LPGA is an incredible journey with myriad challenges and pitfalls along the way. https://cindymillergolf.com/Michael LaVista is the CEO and Founder of Caxy Interactive, a custom software development company in Chicago. Caxy helps companies double in half the time they could on their own by creating custom software. His ...