Episode 9 | Waded Cruzado

Inspired By Example is a podcast about leadership — purpose, passion and pivotal moments that change a life of meaning. This week, Will and Rich's guest is Waded Cruzado, President of Montana State University.

Waded shares the "five traits" of leadership that have shaped her own style and journey, one that began as the first member of her Puerto Rican family to attend college and the first to venture to the US mainland. She discusses a foundational concept of education - from the latin root "to draw out" or "bring out" - in leadership, enabling others to be pulled toward their potential. President Cruzado also discusses the fraught climate on college and university campuses and how we can do a better job of leaning into meaningful dialogue. 

About The Hosts:

Rich is co-founder of Alignd, an intuitive progress platform built to accelerate teams in moving the world forward. He's also a podcaster (The Age Old Question), a musician (The Sweet Remains) and a husband and father of five boys.

Will is founder of Next Frontier Capital, a VC-firm headquartered in Bozeman, Montana. He’s passionate about supporting entrepreneurs to create companies of impact, utility and value. He's an outdoorsman, a soccer fan, husband and father of two sons. 

This podcast is presented by Alignd and Next Frontier Capital.