Human analytics is an incredible way to inform every aspect of your business. Adam Larkin is an Executive Advisor at Culture Index and the Owner of Premier Consulting Services. Adam shares how to communicate and lead your employees effectively, why you shouldn’t always promote your top performers into management, and what your employees complaining actually means. 

Takeaways:

• A major misconception in leadership is that leaders think, “I am never the problem for my employees’ lack of performance.” Around 67% of workers in the US are disengaged and only show up to work for the paycheck.

Quote of the Show:

• “People are a direct line into your P&L performance” - Adam Larkin

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-larkin/ 

Shout Outs:

• Culture Index

Ways to Tune In:

• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787

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/ 

As your company grows from day one on, your responsibilities as a leader will change and you need to be ready for it and be able to recognize. Katherine Horrigan is the Founder & CEO of The Dance Academy of Virginia. Katherine is also a former professional dancer, mom, professor, and entrepreneur. Katherine shares the changing role of a leader, understanding your team, and communicating your vision. 

Takeaways:

• Your role as a leader and business owner will change over time. In the beginning, there is more of a focus on day-to-day tasks and managing the operations. Whereas as the company and team grow, the focus shifts to vision, long-term goals, and culture building.

Quote of the Show:

• “What I found is the more I listen, observe, and build awareness with my team, I'm understanding them better as people” - Katherine Horrigan

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-horrigan-3698191b/ 

Shout Outs:

• Tony Robbins

Ways to Tune In:

• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787

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

You can inspire people to take an action much more easily than you can make people take that action. Michelle Coyle is the President, Growth Strategist, Management Trainer, Entrepreneurship Coach, and Executive Coach at BGSD Strategies. Michelle shares how many credentials you actually need to be a leader, how to become a magnetic leader, and what it takes to find your purpose and your why.

Takeaways:

• You don’t need to collect mountains of credentials before you can become a leader and be taken seriously.

Quote of the Show:

• “If you are not inspired, you are not inspiring” - Michelle Coyle

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/impactscaling/ 

Shout Outs:

• Start with Why by Simon Sinek

Ways to Tune In:

• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787

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/ 

There are so many misconceptions around leadership and today’s guest has three he’d like to squash. Sami Benchekroun is the Co-Founder & CEO of Morressier and a founding member of the Edtech Founders Club. Sami shared who should be making decisions in your company, why you need to hold your team high, and how to recognize the strongest leaders in your business. 

Takeaways: 

• Every decision should not be made by the leader of an organization. The leader should set the guardrails and allow their team to make their own decisions.

Quote of the Show:

• “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

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samibenchekroun/ 

Ways to Tune In:

• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787

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

For so many, leadership means standing on a pulpit and telling other people to do things, but that’s not what leadership is really about. Manny Cosme is an entrepreneur and the President & CEO of CFO Services Group. Manny shares how to start leading yourself, what to look for when hiring, and what it takes to motivate your team!

Takeaways: 

• Leadership is not something that is done externally to people. Leadership is about being honest and open with yourself and letting that exude out into the world and allowing that to be what others are drawn to.  

Quote of the Show:

• “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

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mannycosme/  

Shout Outs:

• The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday

Ways to Tune In:

• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787

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

Today’s guest is an internationally renowned entrepreneur, investor, and advisor that loves building companies and helping others do the same. Ashtan Moore is a Co-Founder & Advisor at Ironclad Accounting & Finance and a Co-Founder & Partner of Model B. Ashtan shares how transparency helps make better business decisions, the importance of good financial management, and some guidelines on investing in marketing for your company. 

Takeaways:

• Don’t get too caught up in the “fake it until you make it” mindset because you need to be truly authentic and share your struggles. Without recognizing the reality of your company, you can prioritize the wrong goals and lose traction.

Quote of the Show:

• “You can never sell fast enough to beat poor financial management” - Ashtan Moore

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtanmoore/  

Shout Outs:

• The Right It by Alberto Savoia

Ways to Tune In:

• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787

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/ 

You don’t know everything and that’s ok, but it’s important that you know where your expertise ends and the opportunity to learn begins. Jeff Berkowitz is the Founder and CEO of Delve. Jeff has been recognized by Politico and is one of the best-known policy researchers in Washington D.C. He has worked with The White House, The State Department, major presidential campaigns, and national political campaigns. You’ll hear about how to identify your two circles of competence, being aware of what you don’t know, and how to improve your company’s onboarding process and culture.

Takeaways: 

• Many people work in the outer circle of competence of what they think they know, rather than working in the inner circle of what they actually know. This can lead to lots of disagreements and friction both inside an organization and outside.

Quote of the Show:

• “One of the most powerful things you can do as a leader is ask questions” - Jeff Berkowitz

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berkowitz/  

Shout Outs:

• The Motive by Patrick Lencioni

Ways to Tune In:

• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787

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/ 

So many leaders get mired in the everyday muck of their own businesses and are unable to identify and capitalize on new opportunities to grow. Thankfully, Jack Daly knows all about getting yourself unstuck so you can grow your business Jack Daly is a world-renowned CEO coach, speaker, and author of Hyper Sales Growth and Jack Daly’s Life By Design. Jack served as a Captain in the U.S. Army and has worked as CEO for many large companies where he’s drawn from over 30 years of experience in sales. You’ll hear all about how to get yourself out of the weeds, what the leader of a company is supposed to do, and powerful ways to recognize your team.

Takeaways: 

• Many Entrepreneurs and business owners are too involved in the day-to-day and because of that, they have a harder time identifying where there the opportunities to scale their business are.

Quote of the Show:

• “There are things that need to be done in our company, but not necessarily done by us” - Jack Daly

Links:

• Email: [email protected]

Shout Outs:

• Peter Drucker

Ways to Tune In:

• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787

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

Before a leader can extract the best from their team, they need to understand themselves and how to get the best from themselves. Farooq Cheema is an active investor in small and medium-sized businesses with a portfolio of 15 companies. He holds five process-oriented patents and loves growing businesses. Farooq shares what the role of a leader really is, how to build a strong team, and how leadership impacts investments in a company. 

Takeaways: 

• Many leaders fall into the pitfalls of either bossing people around or not being able to make tough decisions because they are trying to please everyone. 

Quote of the Show:

• “The role of a leader should be to extract the best out of somebody and sometimes the best out of somebody is not with you” - Farooq Cheema

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farooqcheema/ 

Ways to Tune In:

• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787

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/ 

Today’s guest started making ice cream in her apartment kitchen in 2009 and continued making it while working as a presidential appointee to the Department of Homeland Security. Victoria Lai is a lawyer turned entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Ice Cream Jubilee. You’ll hear about connecting with the people you work with through common ground, how everyone can become a leader, and the way that real change happens. 

Takeaways:

• As a leader, you need to find the common ground between yourself and the people you are working with to make sure that you have a common goal and a common dream that you’re working together to achieve.

Quote of the Show:

• “The better that you can communicate and empathize with other people, the better you can achieve that common vision” - Victoria Lai

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-lai-18a9a2/  

Shout Outs:

• Four & Twenty Blackbirds - Bakery in Brooklyn, NY

Ways to Tune In:

• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787

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