Respect is not soft. It is strategic, tested in hard conversations, and earned in the moments that matter most.

Gregg sits down with Amy West, VP of Corporate and Customer Performance at Kentro, for a grounded and powerful conversation about what it really means to be respect worthy as a leader. Drawing from her military background, government contracting experience, and corporate leadership journey, Amy shares how trust is built through honesty, consistency, preparation, and the courage to admit you do not know everything.

From navigating grief on a team to leading through tension, disagreement, and transformation, Amy offers a practical and deeply human view of leadership that people-first leaders need right now. This episode is a reminder that when leaders listen well, care deeply, and show up beside their people, respect stops being a value on the wall and becomes a lived experience.

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Key Takeaways:

• Respect is earned through consistency, honesty, and follow-through.
• Great leaders create safety for questions and disagreement.
• Hard conversations need preparation, tact, and empathy.
• Caring cannot be taught, but it can be modeled.
• People go farther for leaders who truly show up.