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December 16, 2022Painting a Picture of Your Success - Dan Lionello - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode # 044
Today’s guest is a passionate entrepreneur, speaker, facilitator, and father. He is also a member and former Chapter President of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization whose entrepreneurial journey began at the age of 8 when he started working in the family business at their campground. Dan Lionello is the Founder & Facilitator of Painted Picture and the CEO & Founder at Omnae.com. Dan crushes the misconception behind leaders’ superhero complexes, shares how to overcome the imposter syndrome, and discusses the three roles of an entrepreneur.

Takeaways:
Entrepreneurs have three roles, the employee, the leader and visionary, and the owner. In order to grow their companies, they must figure out ways to wear the hats of all three roles while keeping the company on the right course.
The employee’s role is to do the work and create value. The role of the leader and visionary is to learn, delegate, and determine strategy. The role of the owner is about growing the value of the asset to create the highest possible value for shareholders.
When entrepreneurs “buy themselves a job” where they are deeply “in” the business and need to perform at an operational level to generate revenue, they decrease their ability to take up the role of owner and increase the asset’s value.
When you put your ego aside and have real conversations about how you feel about your role, you can gain a better awareness and larger perspective of what needs to happen in order for the company to grow.
Many entrepreneurs begin as technicians and accidentally become a salesperson when they sell to a client for their first job. The next evolution comes when they have generated demand and need to build out a team.
There is always another challenge and learning opportunity around the corner and you need to embrace that as part of the entrepreneurial journey. It’s rarely a straight line to success, you’ll make mistakes along the way but that’s just part of the adventure.
To optimize your own growth and learning, become intentional about what and how you are learning. Look to the future and ask yourself what you’ll need to know then, so you can start your learning process now.

Quote of the Show:
“Entrepreneurship is a series of learning curves, which means it's a series of putting ourselves into a zone of discomfort and needing to learn to become comfortable in that zone of discomfort” - Dan Lionello
Links:
Painted Picture Email: [email protected]
Omnae Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danlionello/
Omnae website: https://omnae.com/
Painted Picture website: https://paintedpicture.com/

Shout Outs:
Stephen Covey - Author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Brian Scudamore - Founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK
Cameron Herold - Author of Vivid Vision

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The Impactful Leadership Show is sponsored by the DC Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Learn more at https://www.eodcnetwork.org/home

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43 min
December 09, 2022Directing and Driving Your Team - Ryan Avery - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode # 043
Today’s get is one of the most profound keynote speakers on strategic communication and leadership that has delivered over 1,000 keynotes in 33 countries. Ryan Avery is the Keynote Speaker. Ryan is also an Emmy-award-winning journalist and author of two best-selling books, Speaker, Leader, Champion and Motivating Millennials. Ryan shares the difference between a leader and the leader, what the two types of leadership are, and the difference between managing and motivating your team.

Takeaways:
You need to know what your definition of leadership is. For example, Ryan’s definition of a leader is anyone that influences someone. You don't have to wait to get a title or position to become a leader, everyone can be a leader and influence others.
There are two styles of leadership, the first is Command & Control which is an outdated model with poor results. The second is Direct and Drive, which means that leaders point people in the right direction and make sure the machine is driving in that direction.
Through Direct and Drive leadership, people are excited to follow the leader’s energy and it’s much easier to motivate people than with Command and Control.
There is a difference between being a leader and being the leader. A leader manages people, whereas the leader motivates people. People don’t come to work wanting to be managed, they want to be motivated. Leaders need to know what motivates people.
It’s important for leaders to understand that what motivated someone yesterday with motivate them today. People have so much going on in their lives every day that their motivations change and leaders need to recognize that.
The best way to discover what will motivate someone on your team is to ask them. You don’t have the know the answer, you have to find the answer and the best way to do that is to go to the source and ask.
Resting and relaxing are crucial components of being able to recharge your capacity for work. Not everyone relaxes the same way and relaxation doesn’t need to be a week without cell reception. Find what types of rest work for you.

Quote of the Show:
“If you are influencing someone, you are in leadership” - Ryan Avery
Links:
Company website: https://ryanavery.com/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AveryToday
Speaker, Leader, Champion: https://www.amazon.com/Speaker-Leader-Champion-prize-winning-Toastmasters/dp/0071831045/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505535958&sr=8-1&keywords=speaker+leader+champion
Motivating Millennials: https://www.amazon.com/Motivating-Millennials-Recognize-Recruit-Generation/dp/0692841458/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1507337148&sr=1-1&keywords=motivating+millennials

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The Impactful Leadership Show is sponsored by the DC Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Learn more at https://www.eodcnetwork.org/home

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37 min
December 05, 2022The Responsibility of the Role - Wamiq Hamid - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode # 042
Today’s guest is a social entrepreneur, life coach, and lifelong learner. They have over 20 years of experience as a leader in construction management. Wamiq Hamid is the Vice President at DMY Engineering Consultants Inc. Wamiq shares how the view of leadership can evolve ad someone matures, how to approach the lofty responsibilities of leadership positions, and why partnerships can be a great way to reach your vision.

Takeaways:
Early on in your career, it’s easy to equate someone with a lofty title with someone that is a great leader. In that same train of thought, you don’t need to have a title in order to be a leader.
Providing your team with great leadership is not easy and it can take a while for business leaders to realize that. As your business grows, you can’t only think about money, you need to think about the people on your team.
While leadership positions may come with a few perks, the important part is the responsibility that comes with those roles.
Developing your team members into leaders requires you to have a firm belief in yourself and the vision you are setting out to achieve. You also must trust your team members and give them room to make their own mistakes.
Partnerships are complicated, but if you have a big vision, you can go farther with a team than you can by yourself.
The four stages of team development are Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing. The process is not always smooth, but completing it can bear bountiful fruits.
When working with partners, everyone will come with their own ideas and it’s ok if you don’t always agree on everything. However, when it’s time to make the final decision, you need to make sure that everyone is aligned.

Quote of the Show:
“My role is not just to provide the leadership, but also create more leaders” - Wamiq Hamid
Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wamiq-hamid-b569aa10/
Company website: https://www.dmyec.com/

Shout Outs:
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Sean Covey and Chris McChesney

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The Impactful Leadership Show is sponsored by the DC Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Learn more at https://www.eodcnetwork.org/home

The Impactful Leadership Show is produced by Ringmaster, on a mission to create connections through B2B podcasts. Learn more at https://ringmaster.com/
33 min
November 29, 2022Listening To Your Team - Steve Murphy & Javier Peña - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode # 041
Today’s guests are world-renowned speakers, authors, and some of the foremost leaders in the DEA. Steve Murphy & Javier Peña were the lead investigators targeting Pablo Escobar and the authors of Manhunters - How We Took Down Pablo Escobar. Steve and Javier shared how to become a great leader for your team, why you don’t need to toot your own horn, and why listening is a critical component of leadership.

Takeaways:
When someone gets promoted, they often think they are more important than other employees. While they do have more responsibilities in their leadership role, they are no more or less important than anyone else in the organization.
As a leader, you need to recognize that you’re in a position where you can help your people succeed and that their success leads to your success.
When someone new is put into a leadership role, there is an incorrect assumption that because they are in charge they know everything.
Leaders need to consider how to properly show their gratitude to the people working around them in ways that they will really appreciate. In some cases, this could be as simple as talking to someone about the job they did and genuinely thanking them.
If you are trying to make a decision, talk to the frontline employees that are involved in the execution of it. You will gain a better perspective and they will feel valued
Before you can begin leading, you need to listen. You and your team are working toward a common goal and you can’t achieve your goal if everyone does not understand what that goal is first. Listening is a crucial part of communicating as a leader.
A transparent workplace without secrets alleviates the pressure from clashing egos, reduces the duplication of effort, and allows people to do their job without micromanagement because of the trust and respect that gets built.

Quote of the Show:
“You’ve got to be a good listener to be a good leader” - Steve Murphy
“Treat people right and they will look out for you” - Javier Peña

Links:
Website: http://www.deanarcos.com/
Game of Crimes: http://gameofcrimespodcast.com/
Steve Murphy LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/stephenmurphydea
DEA Narcos LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/deanarcos/
Manhunters - How We Took Down Pablo Escobar: https://www.amazon.com/Manhunters-Took-Down-Pablo-Escobar/dp/1250202884/ref=asc_df_1250202884/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=393845727542&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15031237393108263149&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002280&hvtargid=pla-841116068823&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=84682299074&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=393845727542&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15031237393108263149&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002280&hvtargid=pla-841116068823

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The Impactful Leadership Show is sponsored by the DC Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Learn more at https://www.eodcnetwork.org/home

The Impactful Leadership Show is produced by Ringmaster, on a mission to create connections through B2B podcasts. Learn more at https://ringmaster.com/
42 min
November 18, 2022Intentionally Becoming a Great Leader - Pramod Raheja - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode #040
Today’s guest is an entrepreneur of 25+ years and a longtime member and past President of EO DC. He is also a commercial pilot with over 14,000 flight hours in more than 30 types of aircraft. Pramod Raheja is the CEO & Co-Founder of Airgility, Inc. Pramod shares why you need to build up your leadership skills, how to get the most from professional networks, and whether you should execute your idea or seek funding for it first.

Takeaways:
As you build your team, you won’t be a great leader just because you founded the company, you need to spend a significant amount of time honing your leadership skills. It takes intentional effort to learn how to be a great leader.
There are so many great resources for leaders to learn from on the internet, but what provides the most impact is connecting with other Founder CEOs and taking part in experience shares.
There are lots of professional networks available for new entrepreneurs to join in order to meet fellow entrepreneurs and grow their peer network. As the relationships with other members grow, people share deeper experiences and greater knowledge.
If you have a great culture, that can be what set you apart for potential employees when competing in the hiring process with larger companies that can offer more attractive compensation packages.
Raising capital is hard but you need to be able to take objections well, learn from them, and keep moving. Handling the rejection is made easier when you truly believe in what you’re doing.
Avoid waiting until you have funding to start executing on your idea. It’s much more effective if you build a prototype that you can use with test customers to prove the demand and product market fit and then look for financing.
Early on, it can be very helpful to hire lots of freelancers for help on certain projects, however, they should not be your answer to everything because there are definitely some roles that you should keep in-house.

Quote of the Show:
“It's not enough to just say, I'm a founder and I started this company, and by default I'm a good leader.” - Pramod Raheja
Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pramodraheja/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pramodraheja
Company website: https://www.airgility.co/

Shout Outs:
Entrepreneurs’ Organization
Gary Vaynerchuck

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The Impactful Leadership Show is sponsored by the DC Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Learn more at https://www.eodcnetwork.org/home

The Impactful Leadership Show is produced by Ringmaster, on a mission to create connections through B2B podcasts. Learn more at https://ringmaster.com/
29 min
November 11, 2022Healing Our Own Wounds - Beth Anne Ferris - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode # 039
Today’s guest is a certified professional executive coach that specializes in transitions and communication for leaders and organizations. Beth Anne Ferris is an exceptional certified professional executive coach. Beth Anne walks you through how to uncover and address the past wounds holding you and your development as a leader back. You’ll also hear about how you can be an authentic leader, how to jumpstart your self-reflection, and when to find a coach to help you grow.

Takeaways:
The focus of leadership should not be on influencing your followers to do something, rather, the focus of leadership should be on the leader. Leaders need to start by leading themselves. This is what followers will gravitate toward.
Great leaders are authentic to who they are. That comes from getting to know yourself. Through this, you learn about the wounds you have and can then work on healing those wounds.
Becoming a great leader involves a lot of self-reflection. Recognizing the deep wounds that you have can propel you to do great things and unlock your ambitions.
Learning about yourself takes a lot of work and can take a long time, however, hiring a coach can facilitate your growth much faster.
If you don't get past your trauma, there is zero probability you're going to be the great leader that you want to be. You can’t be truly vulnerable and still have a wall up.
When hiring a coach, make sure you find someone who you can trust and that knows what you need.
You don’t need to have all of the answers as the leader, the people around you will help you find the answers when they show up.

Quote of the Show:
“The ones that have that ambition, that want to go and change the world, usually have a lot of stuff going on. Deep wounds that have actually made them who they are.” - Beth Anne Ferris
Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanne-ferris-ms-pcc-72764545/
Company Website: https://www.bethanneferris.com/

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The Impactful Leadership Show is sponsored by the DC Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Learn more at https://www.eodcnetwork.org/home

The Impactful Leadership Show is produced by Ringmaster, on a mission to create connections through B2B podcasts. Learn more at https://ringmaster.com/
31 min
November 07, 2022Honest Leadership - Ami Kassar - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode # 038
Today’s guest is an entrepreneur, author, podcaster, speaker, and trusted advisor. He has been featured in The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, and Forbes. Ami Kassar is the Founder and CEO of MultiFunding, the host of the weekly “AmiSights” podcast, and the author of The Growth Dilemma. Ami discusses why honesty is essential in leadership, how leaders can start honest conversations, and best practices for entrepreneurs seeking funding.

Takeaways:
Real leaders are vulnerable, honest, and unafraid to expose their weaknesses. They will tell their team the good and the bad. Leaders don’t have to be perfect and buttoned up all the time because that’s just not realistic.
When people ask you, “how are you doing?” answer them honestly. You’re not always feeling great and by telling them how you really feel, you are engaging them in an honest conversation.
There are two types of startups that determine how your day will go. If you have investors, every day has to be a great day because you are selling the dream. When you’re bootstrapping a company, it’s impossible for every day to be a good day.
Before seeking funding, entrepreneurs need to know what investments they want to make in the next 12 months into their business, what they are realistically going to cost, and what the benefit from them will be.
In turbulent economic times, entrepreneurs should plow through by focusing on their businesses and the opportunities available to them. No one knows what’s happening in the big picture so shut out the outside noise.
If your business received financial assistance from the government, it’s important to have a plan for it and make sure to use it in authorized ways. The next lender you approach will want to know exactly what you did with it.
Never borrow money without a plan and you should never borrow money without understanding what you plan to do with it or why you’re borrowing it.

Quote of the Show:
“Leadership is about being true to yourself” - Ami Kassar
Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amikassar/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amikassar
Company website: https://www.multifunding.com/
Daily Blog: https://www.amisights.com/
The Growth Dilemma: https://www.growthdilemma.com/
AmiSights Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amisights-financing-the-future-for-small-business/id1551857592

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The Impactful Leadership Show is sponsored by the DC Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Learn more at https://www.eodcnetwork.org/home

The Impactful Leadership Show is produced by Ringmaster, on a mission to create connections through B2B podcasts. Learn more at https://ringmaster.com/
35 min
October 28, 2022Negotiation as a Leadership Style - Allan Tsang - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode # 037
Today’s guest is a negotiation coach with over a decade of helping clients with more than 10,000 negotiations ranging from $10K to $250MM. They also founded and ran their own successful business for more than a dozen years before successfully exiting. Allan Tsang is the Fractional Chief Negotiation Officer at 88 Owls, CEO at Oblinger & Tsang, and Co-author of Negotiation Mythbusters. Allen busted tons of myths about how leaders should use empathy, why ego is so important in setting boundaries, and why leadership and negotiations are so closely related.

Takeaways:
There are three main forms of empathy, Cognitive, Compassionate, and Emotional. As a leader, you can have the wrong type of empathy. Leaders need Cognitive empathy to be able to recognize how others feel and how it impacts things like conflict resolution.
As a leader, you should use your Cognitive empathy as a doctor would. This means that you can realize there is a problem and can work to resolve it rather than feeling how someone else feels about the problem and feeling sad for them.
Leaders need to have a strong sense of self and a necessary part of that is ego. Too much or too little ego can be dangerous. A strong sense of self gives leaders the confidence to set boundaries in order to deliver and receive feedback.
So many leaders worry about how to inspire their teams to work together. However, those leaders should be spending more time working on themselves by learning about things like regulating their emotions, active listening, and making effective decisions.
In negotiations, the other side will try to use your empathy against you by trying to make you feel sorry for them. If you sense that the other party is trying to play on your emotions, you need to be careful. Having a team in the negotiation can help with this.
In order to improve as a leader, coach, and mentor, you need to become better at negotiating. This will help you resolve disputes, build collaboration, cultivate relationships, and deliver feedback.

Quote of the Show:
“Leaders have to learn how to deliver and also receive feedback, it's a two-way street” - Allan Tsang
Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allantsang/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/88owls
88 Owls website: https://www.88owls.com/
Oblinger & Tsang website: https://www.oblingertsang.com/
Negotiation Mythbusters: https://www.amazon.com/Negotiation-Mythbusters-Rethinking-Everything-Agreements/dp/B09KN2P8GZ

Shout Outs:
Jim Camp
Start with No by Jim Camp
Todd Camp
Stalling for Time by Gary Noesner
Life or Death Listening by Dan Oblinger
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The Impactful Leadership Show is sponsored by the DC Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Learn more at https://www.eodcnetwork.org/home

The Impactful Leadership Show is produced by Ringmaster, on a mission to create connections through B2B podcasts. Learn more at https://ringmaster.com/
33 min
October 14, 2022The Perfect Time To Start - Borzou Azabdaftari - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode # 036
Entrepreneurship is not easy, and you should take every chance you can to learn from someone who’s been there and made it. Borzou Azabdaftari is an exciting entrepreneur and the Boss at NickelBronx. Borzou shared when the right point to get started on something new, why you don’t need to know everything to build a great business, and why coasting is not an option.

Takeaways:
There is no perfect time for you to execute your plan. The longer you wait to get into something new, the more competitors will beat you into it and start establishing themselves first.
If you’re waiting to start something until you have 100% of the information, you’ll never get started. Even if you get you’ve gotten to 65% of the information, you’ve waited too long to get started.
As a leader and entrepreneur, you don’t have to have all of the answers. It’s impossible for you to know and run everything. Find the right people and leverage their knowledge.
Your team should obviously know how to perform your core services better than anyone else. However, when things come up that they only need to do once, it’s likely cheaper and more efficient to pay someone else to handle it rather than teaching your team.
Focus on the things that you are good at doing because the little things outside of that take away time and energy that you could be using to make a bigger difference elsewhere.
You’re never going to get a place where everything is fine and will always stay fine. As your business grows, everything changes from your products and services to the kind of customers you serve and what competitors you face.
You need to be tracking KPIs to see where changes are coming and when you need to take action and make changes to your business. You can’t afford to coast because what got you where you are won’t get you where you want to be.

Quote of the Show:
“Life is nothing but a never-ending series of complications ” - Borzou Azabdaftari
Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borzou/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bronxzou
Company website: https://nickelbronx.com/

Shout Outs:
Verne Harnish
Elon Musk
Jeff Bezos

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October 07, 2022Impactful Highlights from our past 5 Guests - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode # 035
This week, we’re highlighting some of the best insights from our most recent guests! You’ll hear from Adam Larkin, an Executive Advisor at Culture Index and the Owner of Premier Consulting Services, Michelle Coyle, the President and Executive Coach at BGSD Strategies, Katherine Horrigan, the Founder & CEO of The Dance Academy of Virginia, Manny Cosme, President & CEO of CFO Services Group, and Sami Benchekroun, the Co-Founder & CEO of Morressier.

Takeaways:
“People are a direct line into your P&L performance” - Adam Larkin
“If you are not inspired, you are not inspiring” - Michelle Coyle
“What I found is the more I listen, observe, and build awareness with my team, I'm understanding them better as people” - Katherine Horrigan
“The most important thing for a leader to do is to work on themselves and to take the time to work on themselves” - Manny Cosme
“Most of the time that one spends as the founder of the company, as the CEO of the company needs to be around the people” - Sami Benchekroun

Michelle Coyle’s Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/impactscaling/
Company website: https://bgsdstrategies.com/
Schedule a time to meet Michelle: https://go.oncehub.com/michellecoyle
Michelle’s Episode: https://www.impactfulleadershipshow.com/e/inspiring-yourself-to-inspire-others-michelle-coyle-the-impactful-leadership-show-episode-032/

Adam Larkin’s Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-larkin/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamLarkin
Premier Consulting Services: https://www.linkedin.com/company/premierconsultingservicesllc/
Company website: https://www.cultureindex.com/
Adam’s Episode: https://www.impactfulleadershipshow.com/e/the-updated-golden-rule-adam-larkin-the-impactful-leadership-show-episode-034/

Katherine Horrigan’s Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-horrigan-3698191b/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathorrigan/?hl=en
Company website: https://www.danceacademyva.com/
Company Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danceacademyva/?hl=en
Katherine’s Episode: https://www.impactfulleadershipshow.com/e/the-dynamic-role-of-a-leader-katherine-horrigan-the-impactful-leadership-show-episode-033/

Manny Cosme’s Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mannycosme/
Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/CFOServicesGrou
Company website: https://www.cfoservicesgroup.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mcosme
Manny’s Episode: https://www.impactfulleadershipshow.com/e/leading-others-by-leading-yourself-manny-cosme-the-impactful-leadership-show-episode-030/?token=ec8465bc9e22f081a41f118b3d36071c

Sami Benchekroun’s Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samibenchekroun/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/samiBLN
Company website: https://www.morressier.com/
Sami’s Episode: https://www.impactfulleadershipshow.com/e/elevating-your-team-sami-benchekroun-the-impactful-leadership-show-episode-031/

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The Impactful Leadership Show is sponsored by the DC Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Learn more at https://www.eodcnetwork.org/home

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