Supersonic Leaders & Teams

Nicole Nimmons is the Associate Vice President of Student Services at Boise State University. A well-respected and goal-oriented executive with extensive leadership skills, Nicole has spent the past 16 years leading teams to support students and operations at BSU, including managing the logistics for a highly successful visit by President Obama in 2015, where he noted the innovative culture of the university.

Tune in as she shares her journey as a leader and how her innovative ideas have been proven to enhance the Boise State student experience.

Nicole Nimmons is the Associate Vice President of Student Services at Boise State University. A well-respected and goal-oriented executive with extensive leadership skills, Nicole has spent the past 16 years leading teams to support students and operations at BSU, including managing the logistics for a highly successful visit by President Obama in 2015, where he noted the innovative culture of the university.

Tune in as she shares her journey as a leader and how her innovative ideas have been proven to enhance the Boise State student experience.

Eric Karpinski has been on the cutting edge of bringing positive psychology tools to workplaces across North America for nearly 10 years. In his programs, he shares powerful psychology and neuroscience research that shows that happiness leads to success, not the other way around. He’s helped tens of thousands of people find more happiness at work and helped managers and executives lead with positive emotions to drive team productivity, engagement and performance.

Eric has been a key member of Shawn Achor’s GoodThink team since 2012 as a keynote speaker and a master trainer with Shawn’s Happiness Advantage-Orange Frog corporate training. He developed and implemented the Orange Frog in-house certification program and has trained over 100 facilitators to lead Orange Frog at their organizations.

Eric trained as a scientist at Brown University and has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. He spent a 15-year career as a management consultant, venture capitalist, and executive in the biopharma industry. He was at the juncture of business and medical science translating complex research to non-scientists in an accessible, dynamic, and thought-provoking way.

For more details, http://thehappinesscoach.biz/ 

Francis Ebong supports teams at X (formerly Google X), where he focuses on scaling early stage projects to solve some of the world’s hardest problems. Previously, he was Director of Global Operations & Partnerships at Facebook, where he oversaw consumer operations for Emerging Services, a global team responsible for the launch and engagement of new and emerging businesses (including FB Live, Marketplace, Messenger, ‘M’ Artificial Intelligence, & Workplace).

Before joining Facebook, Francis held key leadership roles in operations and business development at Apple and Postmates. Prior to Apple, Francis worked as a management consultant for both public and private sector clients at Deloitte, where he focused on go-to-market strategy & operations. Francis started his career living in Japan, East Africa, and Washington D.C. serving as a Naval Supply Officer.

In this episode, we discuss his leadership journey from the military to the tech industry, and the importance of "gentle candor" for leaders in their roles as truth-tellers.

Dr. Karen Y. Wilson-Starks, the President of TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC.®️, has more than 30 years of experience as a trusted advisor for executives in corporations, the US Military and Federal Government, and non-profit leaders in faith based organizations and Foundations.

In these tough times, executive leaders must successfully identify their next best steps to create and/or restore a winning culture and to put the communication and feedback systems in place to get the desired business results. Tune in to discover what good leadership looks like for Dr. Karen Wilson-Starks.

To learn more about Dr. Karen, go to her website www.TransLeadership.com

John Brown is an experienced technology client manager and operations leader. He is the COO of ParkMobile LLC. Prior to ParkMobile, John served as Vice President of Customer Operations at Clutch Technologies, a software startup acquired by Cox Automotive. Previously, John held several roles in the fintech space, including President of US Operations for Cardlytics and leading a business unit at Fiserv. In addition, John was a consultant at McKinsey & Co. He began his career as an officer in the U.S. Navy aboard a nuclear submarine. 

In this episode, John shares his experience in years of leading operations and how he dealt with leadership setbacks.

Scotty Perkins has held leadership positions in numerous roles throughout his career, including product innovation, operations, compliance, IT, and business development. He is now the Senior Vice President of Product Innovation for Quisitive, where he is the head of their LedgerPay product company. In this episode, Scotty shares his leadership journey and the key insights that brought him to where he is today. We start where it all began, with the key principles he learned from his high school football coach, Kevin Carroll. Join us as we discuss how he still utilizes those principles today, and how he has evolved and grown as a leader throughout his successful career.

Lee Ellis is a retired United States Air Force Colonel, award-winning author, speaker, and leadership consultant. As a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War, he was shot down, captured, and spent five and a half years as a prisoner of war. He's authored several books, including Leading with Honor: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton, which was published in 2012 and shares his POW experience and the leadership principles that helped him and his compatriots resist, survive, and return with honor. Ellis is now an international speaker and consultant on leadership and human performance, organizational integrity, and operational effectiveness. Tune in to hear his remarkable story.

MK Palmore, a Naval Academy graduate, former Marine Corps officer, and retired FBI agent, joins the Supersonic Leaders & Teams podcast to share his experience and insights. MK recently published the book, Leadership for Youngsters, which is an excellent introduction to leadership for children and plants the seeds of leadership potential with an approach that speaks directly to young teens in a relatable way. Tune in to hear MK and Loree discuss the difficulties of leadership during COVID-19, the importance of communication, and the keys to learning from failures in order to adapt and evolve as a leader. MK explains that there isn't a cookie-cutter approach to leadership that will work for everyone; your leadership style needs to grow and evolve over time to be successful.

After serving in the U.S. Navy for over 25 years, Gene Moran founded Capital Integration. His company helps defense and security companies secure billions in federal funding. In addition, Gene is a #1 Amazon best-selling author and recently published his new book Pitching the Big Top: How to Master the 3-Ring Circus of Federal Sales. Tune in to hear Gene and Loree discuss his approach to leadership as well as the differences in leadership in the military versus the civilian world. Their conversation evolves as they cover topics on how leadership has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and the surprisingly important role that fear plays in any kind of leadership position.