David Satchell: Extracting the Leader Within

On this episode, Mike and Izzy are joined by a friend, mentor, veteran, and now author, David Satchell a.k.a Satch. Satch retired from the Air Force after serving 30yrs as a Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. The rank of Chief Master Sergeant is the highest enlisted rank in the military. After retiring, Satch decided to convey his 30yrs of leadership, life experiences, and life lessons into his book titled Extracting the Leader from Within. In this book Satch portrays personal experiences and showcases his authenticity and transparency regarding leadership. He entails the 5 imperatives of being an influential leader, to include personal stories that occurred in his career that reflects various leadership traits and lessons. The beauty of Satchell book is that its concepts & themes parallel with everyday life. Satch has gone beyond by taking these leadership principles and began conducting leadership workshops. Satch even began his own apparel labeled ENLISTED to highlight where his roots came from while in the military. If you don’t have his book, it is definitely a must read. #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #militaryleadership #military #veteranpodcast