🎧 “How a Brain Tumor Rewired This U.S. Colonel’s Leadership Mission”

What if your greatest leadership lesson came from the worst day of your life?

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Welcome to The Dov Baron Show 

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Today’s guest is J. Scot Heathman — a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, combat pilot, and leadership Jedi who commanded teams of up to 33,000 people… only to face an invisible enemy: a brain tumor that nearly took his life.

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This isn’t a story about surviving. This is a story about what happens when the one thing you thought defined you... is suddenly gone.

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And the real mission begins.

 

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🎙️ Inside This Episode:

• 🧠 The Moment a Routine Crash Revealed a Brain Tumor—and Saved His Life

• 🎖️ From Combat Pilot to Courage Architect: How Scot reinvented leadership under fire

• 💣 Why Emotional Intelligence is the Most Underrated Weapon in Modern Leadership

• ⚔️ “Be Present. Be Bold. Be Innovative.” — the 3-part mantra that saved his leadership (and his life)

• 🚫 The Military Myth: Why Stoicism Without Vulnerability Is a Silent Killer

• 🧭 The AIM Flight Plan: How to Acknowledge, Illuminate, and Mobilize your way through any adversity

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Why the best leaders never go it alone — and the difference between service and self-sacrifice

• ✊ How to lead with love, even in institutions built on hierarchy and command

 

 

He’s coached organizations like Pfizer, the U.S. Air Force, and Gonzaga University. Still, Scot’s mission now is more personal: helping leaders find the courage to elevate others—especially when life hits hard.

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This episode will challenge your definition of strength, purpose, and legacy. It’s not about what you achieve. It’s about what you stand for when everything else is stripped away.

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Come for the stories. Stay for the radical redefinition of what it means to lead with heart.

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🔥 Connect with J. Scot Heathman:

• 🌐 Website: https://www.elevating-others.com

• 📖 Book: Command with Courage – Elevating Beyond Adversity

• 📱 LinkedIn: J. Scot Heathman on LinkedIn

 

 

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