Leading Up

Leading Up episodes:

• 05.28.2019

  S01 Ep 12 | Ron Kitchens Uniquely You

  In this episode, Traci interviews Ron Kitchens who is the senior partner and chief executive officer of Southwest Michigan First, an economic consulting firm which has been named one of the best places to work by The Wall Street Journal,...

  
• 05.07.2019

  S01 Ep11 | All Things Branding - Amber Brannon with Copperheart Creative

  Traci and her friend Amber talk about everything you need to know about branding. Equally as exciting as typefaces (ok maybe only for some of you) is Amber’s story of taking a huge risk, quitting her job at 24, and...

  
• 04.10.2019

  S01 Ep10 | Summer Kolcun - Millennial Mediator

  Meet Summer - she is an Officer in the Air Force and she’s leading in an unexpected way. Summer is acting as a Millennial Mediator so to speak, bridging the gap between the younger and older generations in the military....

  
• 02.26.2019

  S01 Ep09 | Kameron Baumgardner - Career Pivoting + Managing as a Millennial

  Have you ever gone to work one day and realized you made the wrong career choice? Traci and Kameron Baumgardner, Chief Technology Officer for RS21, talk about some tell-tell signs you may need to think about pivoting your career. The...

  
• 02.11.2019

  S01 Ep08 | Asking for a Raise

  We all hate this topic, don’t we? Ugh. Asking for a raise or promotion is never easy, it can be the worst. Host Traci Baumann will help you navigate this seemingly daunting task with a 5 step process for nailing...

  
• 01.28.2019

  S01 Ep07 | Todd Cyphers - Cultivating Team Culture

  In this episode, Traci talks with Todd Cyphers from Advent about managing millennials, the main thing that kills a company’s culture and how to create an impactful work environment. Plus, Traci shares an embarrassing story about how she landed her...

  
• 01.14.2019

  S01 Ep06 | Colton Mulligan - Leading with Transparency

  A lot of leaders struggle with how much personal information they can share with their team. In this episode, Traci talks with Colton Mulligan from FoxFuel Creative about just that. Colton shares his story about starting the agency the same...

  
• 12.17.2018

  S01 Ep05 | Amy Norton - 5 Leadership Voices

  Do you ever feel like you just don’t connect with someone at work or in your community? Chances are you are speaking with different leadership voices. In this episode, we interview Amy Norton with GiANT Worldwide about their super helpful...

  
• 12.10.2018

  S01 Ep04 | Rhythm and Cadence

  Host Traci Baumann talks about productivity and getting into a good rhythm for the week. This will help you be more efficient and hopefully free up a little space to dig into that side hustle you’ve been dying to start....

  
• 11.19.2018

  S01 Ep03 | Lindsey Maestas - Sparrows + Lily

  Would you ever guess a recipe for a cranberry jalapeno dip would drive over 1 million page views? Me neither. In this episode, we have a conversation with Lindsey Maestas, the creator of the super popular blog Sparrows and Lily....

  
• 11.19.2018

  S01 Ep02 | Michael Parrish DuDell - Millennials at Work

  Meet Michael Parrish DuDell. He wrote both the Shark Tank books, is a pundit for CNN, Fox News and other major news outlets, he consults for incredible companies, and is a keynote speaker. He’s typically hired to talk about the...

  
• 11.18.2018

  Episode 01 | Intro

  A quick introduction to Leading Up