The Change Maker

The Change Maker

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The Change Maker episodes

  • Making Way For The New And Coming Together with Will Dyer

    This week on the Change Maker: Will Dyer! Will returns to the podcast to discuss how to embrace the new and how being a true servant leader is the best way to heal the political divide.

    You can learn more about Will Dyer at his website: https://www.willdyer.org

    To find more information on this show: https://www.augustapodcasts.com/thechangemaker

    You can watch the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/tgfNPTffOp0

    52 min
  • There Is No Status Quo with Wendi Swanson

    This week on the Change Maker: Wendi Swanson. Wendi is a Change Manager specializing in helping teams and managers adjust to change. She and Deke discuss how the world is changing and if you don't change with it you're doomed to fail.

    You can connect with Wendi at her website: https://etymongroup.com/

    To find more information on this show: https://www.augustapodcasts.com/thechangemaker

    You can watch the video version of this podcast on Youtube at: https://youtu.be/NkfynrSaHHY

    45 min
  • Bringing the Majority Forward With Rob Feld

    This week on the Change Maker: Rob Feld. Rob is a Filmmaker and Journalist whose film Jesters and Fools discusses how comedy reflects the hidden truth of American politics: most people are in the middle. Deke and Rob also discuss how we can bring this silent majority forward to help heal the divide in our country.

    You can watch the documentary at: https://www.jestersandfools.com/

    To find more information on this show: https://www.augustapodcasts.com/thechangemaker

    You can watch the video version of the podcast at: https://youtu.be/yQvCNXysp5M

    55 min
  • Love Is Not The Answer With Scott Mackey

    This week on the Change Maker: Scott Mackey. Scott is an author and activist and former member of President Obama's campaign team. He talks with Deke about his time in the "belly of the beast" and his new book: Love Is Not The Answer released on February 6, 2024.

    You can preorder Scott's Book at: https://www.loveisnottheanswernovel.com/

    To find more information on this show: https://www.augustapodcasts.com/thechangemaker

    Watch the video version at: https://youtu.be/wK5jdRpSvyA

    1 hr 5 min
  • Learning To Talk To Each Other With Skot Waldron

    This week on the Change Maker: Skot Waldron. Skot is a Communication Strategist who has worked with Fortune 500 companies to get their leaders to communicate with their teams effectively to unlock their hidden potential. He talks with Deke about how effectively talking to each other can help bridge the gap in our country.

    You can connect with Skot at: https://skotwaldron.com/

    You can listen to his podcast "Unlocked" on his Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCOJlfolBPegykJ9LJkLnkWw

    To find more information on this show: https://www.augustapodcasts.com/thechangemaker

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    1 hr 6 min
  • Leadership & Curiosity With Dov Baron (Rebroadcast)

    We are rebroadcasting a classic episode of the Change Maker this week, it's the world's most interesting man Dov Baron!

    Today on The Change Maker: Dov Baron. Dov has been named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers to Hire, and has traveled the world speaking to every kind of group imaginable.

    He was named as one of the Top 30 Global Leadership

    Gurus and is also the bestselling author of several books,

    including One Red Thread and Fiercely Loyal: How High

    Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent.

    Inc. Magazine named his podcast, Leadership and Loyalty™ Now the Dov Baron Show), as one the top podcasts listened to by C-Suite execs of Fortune 500 companies and he has recently released a new show: Curiosity Bites, where he has conversations with the world's most interesting people in the widest range of professions imaginable.

    Dov is a Change Making leader. He has interviewed and worked with the world’s top leaders, including those featured on: Oprah, Ellen, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, CBS, Huffington Post, Larry King, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal and more.

    To find out more information and to connect with Dov: DovBaron.com

    Find him on Social Media and Youtube: @Dov Baron

    To find more information on this show: AugustaPodcasts.com/thechangemaker

    56 min
  • Dying Well To Live Well With Mark Goulston

    This week on the Change Maker: Dr. Mark Goulston. Mark is a professional psychiatrist, leadership coach, and host of the podcast "My Wakeup Call". Mark was recently diagnosed with leukemia and given a few years to live. As a result, he has devoted the time he has to dying well so that he can live well.

    You can connect with Mark at his website: https://markgoulston.com/

    You can find his "Dying To Tell You" videos on his Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/@markgoulstonmd/featured

    To find more information on this show: https://www.augustapodcasts.com/thechangemaker

    Watch the video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/A68Xp3Amqlw

    40 min
  • Breaking The Mold With Chris Cooper

    This week on the Change Maker: Chris Cooper. Chris is a leadership coach strategist and author who wants to elevate business owners and their teams to their full potential. Deke and he discuss how he broke the mold by leaving his steel-working town in the UK and becoming the first in his family to attend university. They also break down how divisions here and abroad are affecting our lives.

    You can connect with Chris at his website: https://chriscooper.co.uk/

    To find more information on this show: https://www.augustapodcasts.com/thechangemaker

    Watch the video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/5DAlJVEdmU4

    52 min
  • Living Outside Of Your Comfort Zone With Taylor Anna Garrett

    This week on the Change Maker: Taylor Anna Garrett. Taylor, a leadership coach, decided to get on the frontlines of change after living in seven different countries. Deke and she discuss how to bridge the gap in our divided country and how you can learn a lot on an Uber ride.

    You can connect with Anna at her website: https://tayloredcoaching.life/

    To find more information on this show: https://www.augustapodcasts.com/thechangemaker

    Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/2UUEL3BMFZ4

    40 min
  • Efficiency With A Passion With Nick Sonnenberg

    This week on the Change Maker: Nick Sonnenberg. Nick is an entrepreneur, Inc. columnist, guest lecturer at Columbia University, and the author of Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work. He is the Founder and CEO of Leverage, a leading operational efficiency consultancy that helps companies implement his CPR® Business Efficiency Framework.

    Deke and Nick break down all of the ways business and politics is changing, and how the world can rise to the challenge and meet those changes head on.

    You can find more information about Nick's book, Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work, at it's website: https://comeupforair.com/

    To find more information on this show: https://www.augustapodcasts.com/thechangemaker

    You can watch the video version of this podcast at: https://youtu.be/BJC4CjBpgpE

    34 min

About The Change Maker

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The Change Maker is hosted by Deke Copenhaver. When Deke took over as mayor of his hometown of Augusta, Georgia, the city’s politics were broken and riven along racial lines. No group trusted any other group, so nothing got done.