Have you ever noticed how powerful leadership becomes when you truly own your story, your growth, and your voice?

In this episode of The Executive Appeal, I sit down with Kenya Brock, Director of Sales & Sales Development at Comcast Advertising, to talk about what it really means to lead with confidence, clarity, and authenticity.

Kenya’s journey, from navigating constant change as a child to becoming a high-impact leader in media, marketing, and advertising, is filled with lessons every leader can use.

🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ Why leaders must confidently communicate their accomplishments

✅ How to continually reintroduce yourself as you grow

✅ The role childhood experiences play in shaping your leadership identity

✅ Why intention, values, and courage drive long-term success

✅ How authenticity fuels influence, connection, and opportunity

Because here’s the truth: leadership isn’t just about strategy.

It’s about knowing who you are, embracing your evolution, and leading with intention every single day.

🎧 Listen now!

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, RSS Feed, and YouTube.

#TheExecutiveAppeal #LeadershipPodcast #AuthenticLeadership #CareerGrowth #GPSLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #WomenInLeadership #ProfessionalGrowth

Have you ever realized how often you feel grateful for someone but never actually tell them?

In this special Thanksgiving episode of The Executive Appeal, I’m opening up about something deeply personal, the mentors, coaches, and friends who shaped my journey and the important lesson I learned about expressing gratitude while people are still here to hear it.

And before anything else, I want to say this clearly:

Thank you, Dirk Baxter, for being a one of a kind mentor, coach, and friend.

I miss you and our conversations so much.

🎯 In this episode, I share:

✅ Why gratitude is one of the most underrated leadership skills

✅ How unspoken appreciation can quietly erode relationships and team culture

✅ Why we need to “give people their roses” while they’re still with us

✅ A simple practice you can use today to strengthen your relationships and your leadership

Here’s the truth I’ve learned over the years:

Leadership isn’t just about strategy, decision making, or performance.

It’s about connection.

It’s about appreciation.

And it’s about saying the words people deserve to hear before it’s too late.

🎧 Listen now!

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, RSS Feed, and YouTube.

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Have you ever noticed how much stronger teams become when people feel encouraged, valued, and supported?

In this episode of The Executive Appeal, Alex D. Tremble, CEO of GPS Leadership Solutions, sits down with Celeste Warren, former VP and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Merck and founder of Celeste Warren Consulting LLC, to explore how authentic leadership, encouragement, and inclusive practices shape team success and workplace culture.

🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ Why leadership is about connection, not just delegation

✅ How creating a sense of belonging strengthens engagement and performance

✅ The importance of checking in and empowering your team every day

✅ Why leaders succeed when they build environments where people can show up fully

Because here’s the truth: leadership isn’t just about managing work.

It’s about showing up for your people, fostering trust, and helping them thrive.

🎧 Listen now!

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, RSS Feed, and YouTube.

#TheExecutiveAppeal #AlexDTremble #CelesteWarren #LeadershipPodcast #AuthenticLeadership #DiversityAndInclusion #GPSLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamEmpowerment

Let’s be honest, no one wants hard times. But almost every beautiful thing in life is born out of challenge.

In this episode of The Executive Appeal, I (Alex D. Tremble, CEO of GPS Leadership Solutions) share how our most painful seasons often prepare us for our greatest breakthroughs and why what feels like punishment may actually be preparation.

🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ Why growth rarely feels good while it’s happening

✅ How to reframe pain as a teacher, not an enemy

✅ The mindset shift that turns adversity into opportunity

✅ How real leaders use hard seasons to build resilience, empathy, and strength

Because here’s the truth: You’re not being punished, you’re being prepared.

Every challenge carries a seed of growth if you choose to look for it.

🎧 Listen now on your favorite platforms!

#TheExecutiveAppeal #AlexDTremble #LeadershipPodcast #GrowthMindset #Resilience #LeadershipDevelopment #PurposeThroughPain #GPSLeadership

Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to lead and be led when people feel safe enough to be their authentic selves?

In this episode of The Executive Appeal, Alex D. Tremble, CEO of GPS Leadership Solutions, sits down with Angel Baltimore, Senior Vice President of Information Technology at the National Apartment Association, to explore how authenticity, vulnerability, and connection shape the way we give and receive as leaders.

🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ Why leadership is an art, not a science, and why the best leaders adapt with empathy

✅ How authenticity in the workplace builds trust and strengthens teams

✅ The power of sharing who you are, not just what you do, in leadership

✅ How personal stories and human connection help leaders truly receive and not just give

Because here’s the truth: leadership isn’t just about giving direction.

It’s about giving yourself permission to be seen, heard, and human.

🎧 Listen now!

Available on multiple platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, RSS Feed, and YouTube.

#TheExecutiveAppeal #AlexDTremble #AngelBaltimore #LeadershipPodcast #AuthenticLeadership #WomenInLeadership #GPSLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #HumanConnection

Have you ever noticed how one conversation can completely change your direction in life or leadership?

In this episode of The Executive Appeal, I (Alex D. Tremble, CEO of GPS Leadership Solutions) explore the power of proximity, why being in the room with the right people can shift your mindset, open doors, and expand what you believe is possible.

🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ How proximity shapes your goals and accelerates growth

✅ Why the right rooms matter more than the right credentials

✅ How leaders use relationships to expand possibility and open doors for others

✅ What it really means to surround yourself with people who challenge and champion you

Because here’s the truth, you are one conversation away from a completely different life.

But that conversation won’t happen if you’re not in the room.

🎧 Listen now!

Available on multiple platforms: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, RSS Feed, and YouTube.

#TheExecutiveAppeal #AlexDTremble #LeadershipPodcast #ProximityMatters #GPSLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #NetworkingForLeaders

Ever found yourself replaying a hurtful moment over and over? A boss who overlooked you, a friend who drifted away, a parent who didn’t show up the way you needed?

In this episode of The Executive Appeal, I (Alex D. Tremble, CEO of GPS Leadership Solutions) talk about one of the hardest and most freeing leadership lessons: learning to stop carrying emotional weight that was never yours to begin with.

🎯 What you’ll learn:

✅ Why taking things personally drains your peace and power

✅ How to recognize what’s yours to carry and what isn’t

✅ The leadership cost of holding onto resentment

✅ Three steps to release emotional baggage and lead lighter

✅ Why letting go doesn’t mean forgetting, it means freeing yourself

Because true leadership isn’t just about managing others, it’s about mastering what you hold inside.

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We’ve all been told to start doing new things — new habits, new priorities, new strategies.

But here’s the truth: real leadership growth doesn’t start with starting.

It starts with stopping.

In this episode of The Executive Appeal, I (Alex D. Tremble, CEO of GPS Leadership Solutions) dive into one of the most overlooked, yet transformational, leadership tools: the Start–Stop–Continue assessment — and why the “stop” step is the secret to sustainable success.

🎯 What you’ll learn:

✅ Why saying “no” is often the most strategic move you can make

✅ How stopping creates space for clarity, creativity, and growth

✅ The hidden cost of adding without removing

✅ A real-world story of an executive team that learned to stop — and finally made progress

✅ How to identify what no longer serves you (and lead more intentionally)

🎧 Tune in now to discover how knowing what to stop can help you lead with more focus, balance, and impact.

Listen on your favorite platform — Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or via RSS:

🔗 https://the-executive-appeal.captivate.fm/

#TheExecutiveAppeal #AlexDTremble #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipSucksSometimes #ExecutiveCoaching #MindfulLeadership #GPSLeadership

We’ve all had those moments as leaders where we think, “It shouldn’t be this way.”

But what if the key to calmer, more effective leadership isn’t fighting reality, it’s accepting it?

In this episode of The Executive Appeal, I (Alex D. Tremble, CEO of GPS Leadership Solutions) reflect on what turning 40 taught me about leadership, acceptance, and the messy truth behind “staying calm under pressure.”

🎯 What you’ll learn:

✅ Why acceptance—not control—is a leader’s greatest strength

✅ How to shift from chaos to calm

✅ Why “we don’t see the world as it is, but as we are”

✅ The real reason leadership sometimes sucks—and how to lead anyway

✅ How to use the Executive 360 Snapshot to see yourself through others’ eyes

💬 “True leadership begins the moment you stop fighting reality and start leading within it.” — Unlocking the Executive Advantage

🎧 Tune in now to discover how embracing “what is” can help you lead with more clarity, empathy, and authenticity.

Listen on your favorite platform — Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or via RSS:

https://the-executive-appeal.captivate.fm/

#TheExecutiveAppeal #AlexDTremble #LeadershipSucksSometimes #LeadershipDevelopment #MindfulLeadership #AuthenticLeadership #GPSLeadership

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲?

Have you ever thought you were being collaborative, only to find out your team experienced you as distant or dismissive?

In this episode of The Executive Appeal, I (Alex D. Tremble, CEO of GPS Leadership Solutions) explore the gap between intentions and impact and why great leaders don’t assume alignment, they check for it.

🎯 What you’ll learn:

✅ Why technical skills don’t guarantee leadership effectiveness

✅ How unconscious biases and blind spots distort perception

✅ Three tools for alignment: peer word-checks, micro-feedback loops, and boss check-ins

✅ The secret to ensuring your leadership presence lands as intended

Because perception "not intention" shapes your reputation and effectiveness.

🎧 Tune in and find out if your leadership is truly landing the way you think it is.

#TheExecutiveAppeal #AlexDTremble #LeadershipImpact #IntentionVsImpact #GPSLeadership