All Episodes

EP142 – Rebecca Zucker, Partner at Next Step Partners – It’s Not a Checklist: Why High Performers Fail at Relationships—and Stall Their Rise

EP141 – Dr. Michael Brenner, Founder and CEO, Right Chord Leadership – Strike the Right Chord: What Leaders Can Learn from Musicians

EP140 – Jon Wortmann, Executive Coach and Author “The Nine Tendencies”: Why You’re Not Being Heard (And How to Fix It)

EP139 - David Matthew Prior, Founder at Getacoach.com —Team Coaching: The Science of Effective Leadership Teams

EP138 – Ruby Au, Search Fund Entrepreneur – The Little-Known Career Path to Entrepreneurship: Inside Search Funds

EP137 – Deborah Grayson Riegel, Founder of TheMeMenu.com: What Happens When a Leadership Coach Teams up with a Celebrity Chef

EP136 – Dina Denham Smith, Executive Coach and Author of Emotionally Charged – Emotions Are Money: The Leadership Skill Nobody Trained You For

EP 135 – Alexa Samaniego, Presentation Coach & Behavioral Researcher at Stanford University – You Are Performing at Work: How You’re Really Judged

EP 134 – Devon McConnell, Executive Coach & Pyschotherapist: Who Has Your Back? How to Navigate Your Boss, Conflict, and Stress at Work

EP 133 – Khanh-Linh Lê, Entrepreneur & Host at Forest Builders – Daring to Do: Building Impact through Courage and Power

EP 132 – Julia Bunyatov, Founder & Executive Coach at Sirmio Leadership – Leading Through Complexity: What Neuroscience Really Teaches Us

EP 131 – Mary Olson-Menzel, CEO at MVP Executive Development: Lighting the Way to Your Next Big Career Step

EP 130 – Peter Novak, Founder at Strictly Speaking Group: The Surprising Truth About Accent Bias – and How to Overcome It

EP 129 – Nick Day, CEO at JGA Recruitment Group: AI Has Changed Job Search. Here’s How You Stand Out – and Win

EP 128 – Richard Bistrong, CEO at Front-Line Anti-Bribery, LLC – Avoid the Dark Side: How to Manage Your Ethical Blind Spots

EP 127 – Susan Ibitz, Founder of the Human Behavior School – Face Reading: A Real Superpower — or Something Else?

EP 126 – Rich Braden & Tessa Forshaw, Authors of Innovation-ish: Stuck? How Anyone Can Create Breakthrough Solutions

Best of 97% Effective - Giselle Timmerman, Founder of Positive Work: How to Create More Positive and Powerful Organizations

Best of 97% Effective - Peter Belmi, Professor at University of Virginia: Social Class & Our Beliefs – How they affect our Path to Power

Best of 97% Effective - Chris Fenning, Award-winning Author: How to Start Conversations That Get Results

EP 122 - Beena Kavalam, Executive Coach: Got Gravitas? How to Grade and Grow Yours

EP 121 – Ed Batista, Executive Coach: How “Touchy Feely” Impacts Your Power & Influence

EP 120 - Ed Batista, Executive Coach: Power Struggles Among Nice People

EP 119 - Warwick John Fahy, Business Psychologist – Making that Mid-Career Transition: Energy, Ego and Expression

EP 118 - Kesinee Angkustsiri Yip & Kevin Weinstein, Co-founders at Creative Catalyst – The Power of Improv to Elevate Your Communication, Connection and Creativity

EP 117 - Inbal Demri, PhD, CEO at Q Factor Consulting – Live Coaching Demo: See “The Leader as Coach” and EFECT in Action

EP 116 - Inbal Demri, PhD, CEO at Q Factor Consulting – Coaching Skills: What Every Leader Needs to Know

EP 115 - Sven Horak, Professor at St. John’s University – Rethink Your Networking: The Power of Being an Outsider

EP 114 - Tiago Faria, Podcast Guesting Consultant – Podcast Guesting 101: The Most Effective Marketing You’ll Ever Do

Ep 113 - Candace Gonzales Tumey, Senior Coach at MLT -- The Extra Edge: 3 Secrets to Getting into Top MBA Programs

Ep 112 - Alvaro Fernandez, CEO at SharpBrains - Growing SharpBrains: How to Amplify Your Influence and Impact

Ep 111 - Alvaro Fernandez, CEO at SharpBrains - From SharpBrains Come Great Gains: How to Become the “Go To”

Ep 110 - Kevin Eikenberry, Chief Potential Officer at the Kevin Eikenberry Group - The Power of The Flexible Leader (and How to Become One)

Ep 109 - Kane Nakamura, Managing Director at Kane & Partners LLC - Be the Protagonist of Your Story: Keys to Overcoming Obstacles and Setbacks

Ep 108 - Julia Samoylenko, Founder & CEO at Asteri AI: To Upskill the Workforce, How this Startup CEO Transformed Herself

Ep 107 - Jonathan Brill, #1 Ranked Business Futurist - Unlocking Luck: How to Future-Proof Your Career

Ep 106 - Dr Sarah Buchner, CEO at Trunk Tools - Fueled by a Chip on Her Shoulder: From Carpenter to CEO

Ep 105 - John Gates, Founder at Salary Coach - Act Your Wage: How to Master Salary Negotiations

Ep 104 - David Harris, Investor at Vista Equity Partners - “Humble & Hungry”: Keys to This Air Force Grad’s Rise in the Investment World

Best of 97% Effective - Dr. Gary McGrath, CEO at Statarius –From Toxic to Terrific: Turning bad bosses into great leaders

Best of 97% Effective - Leesa Soulodre, Founder and General Partner at R3i Capital: “We’re Hunting in Packs” – The Rise of Women in Venture Capital

Best of 97% Effective - Camiel Gielkens, CEO of Relevance: How Power Amplifies Your Impact

Best of 97% Effective - Ron Carucci, Managing Partner at Navalent: Rising to Power

Best of 97% Effective - Margaret A. Neale, Professor Emerita at Stanford: Why (and How) Women Need to Negotiate Differently

Best of 97% Effective - Gorick Ng, Harvard Career Advisor and Bestselling Author: What You're Not Taught in School - The Unspoken Rules that Accelerate Your Career

Best of 97% Effective - Jenny Fernandez, Chief Marketing Officer at Loacker: Getting Your Seat At The Table

Best of 97% Effective - Stephen Childs, CHRO at Panasonic & Global Keynote Speaker: ‘Do This and You Have Already Won’: How to Become "Undeniable"

Best of 97% Effective - Sasha Kelemen, Head of Women and Family Healthcare Investment Banking, Leerink Partners: “You Don’t Need to Act Like a Man” – How This Rising Banker Leads a Team Like No Other

Best of 97% Effective - Nihar Chhaya, Executive Coach for C-Suite Leaders: How To Navigate “Everything, Everywhere All At Once.”

Ep 93 - Stefania Mancini, VP and GM at Intuit Consumer Group Canada — ‘Take Big Swings’: How to Lead Fearlessly without Losing Your Humanity

Ep 92 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Effective Leadership: 3 Hard Truths Most Experts Won’t Tell You

Ep 91 - Axel Ohrstrom, Strategy & Operations at AWS – How to Make High-Impact Contributions and Start Your Career Off Right

Ep 90 - Helio Mosquim, Technology Director at Vale SA – Purposeful Progress: 3 Keys to Creating Your Next High-Impact Role

Ep 89 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Creating Powerful Resources: The Path to Influence

Ep 88 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - “Reframe and Reset”: 3 Tips for Dealing with Difficult People at Work

Ep 87 -Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - The Power (and Downside) of Vulnerability: Dos and Don’ts

Ep 86 -Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Breaking Through Barriers: The Power of Seeking Advice

Ep 85 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Maximizing Your Communications Impact: 3 Ways to Structure for Success

Ep 84 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Unlock Your Executive Presence: 3 Practical Insights from the World of Acting

Ep 83 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - What Got You Here, WILL GET YOU THERE: “Tap Your Past” for Career Advancement

Ep 82 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Mastering Office Politics: 3 Strategies to Survive and Thrive at Work

Ep 81 - Richard Newman, Founder & CEO at Body Talk -- Lift Your Impact: Keys to Elevating your Work, Team and Life

Ep 80 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - From “Meh” to “Yeah!”: Your Top 3 Power Map Mistakes (and What to do Instead)

Ep 79 – Dr. Ignacio Gafo, Head at HSLU Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts -- – How to Maximize Your Influence in a Hybrid Work Environment

Ep 78 – Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach – Power Mapping 101: A Compass Points the Way, but Your Power Map Gets You There

Ep 77 – Dr. Gary McGrath, CEO at Statarius –From Toxic to Terrific: Turning bad bosses into great leaders

Ep 76 – Dr. Gary McGrath, CEO at Statarius: How To Get Rid of a Bad Boss

Ep 75 - Richard Newman, Founder & CEO at Body Talk: How to Master Your Body Talk to Elevate Your Leadership

Ep 74 – Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach – 3 Tips: Harnessing Small Talk to Advance in Your Career

Ep 73 – Dr. Ignacio Gafo, Head at HSLU Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – The 2 Keys to Mastering Change Management

Ep 72 - Dr. Tina Woodard, CEO and Founder at Capstone Performance Solutions – How to Overcome the “Disorienting Dilemma” of Career Progression

Ep 71 - Jason Hreha, CEO at Persona & Author of Real Change -- Moving Beyond Habits: The Real Path to Achieve Lasting Transformation

Ep 70 - Cecilia Hultén, Entrepreneur, Investor & Board member – “Finding The Bridge”: The Path from Corporate to Entrepreneur, Investor & Board Roles

Ep 69 - Tamzin Townsend, Acclaimed Theatre Director & Communication Trainer: Harnessing the Power of Acting & Theatre in Professional Communications

Ep 68 - Alisia Gill , Founder & CEO at The North Star Organization – Keys To Retaining Top Talent and Navigating Careers

Ep 67 - Sasha Kelemen, Head of Women and Family Healthcare Investment Banking, Leerink Partners: “You Don’t Need to Act Like a Man” – How This Rising Banker Leads a Team Like No Other

Ep 66 - Sasha Kelemen, Head of Women and Family Healthcare Investment Banking, Leerink Partners: “2 Truths, 1 Critical Decision” That Accelerated This Banker’s Career and Family

Ep 65 – Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor at Stanford: What Leaders Should Care About Most

Ep 64 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach – What You’re Missing in Your PIE: Keys to Getting Ahead at Work

Ep 63 - Jakub Kocinski, Expert in Digital Trust & Safety (Former Google, Tik Tok and Meta): “Trust & Safety” Strategies That Will Boost You At Work

Ep 62 - Jakub Kocinski, Expert in Digital Trust & Safety (Former Google, Tik Tok and Meta): How to Combat “Bad Actors” – Insights from a Trust & Safety Expert

Ep 61 - Martin Young, Managing Director at M3 Partners – Finding the Moral Center: A Wall Street Executive On Turnarounds, Leadership and his Work as a Military Chaplain

EP 60 – Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: The Rock, the Map & the Snowball – Take These 3 Steps to Get Promoted

Ep 59 - Samia Qamar, Director People (S&P Global Pakistan) – The Keys to Your Rise: Lead with Generosity and Think Win-Win

EP 58 – Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach and Award-Winning Author: 6 Hard Truths – Celebrating 1 Year of 97% Effective!

Ep 57 - Chris Fenning, Award-Winning Author of Effective Emails -- How To Write Effective Emails: A Communications Expert vs ChatGPT

Ep 56 - Don Moore, Professor at the Haas School of Business: Expand your influence through “Decision Leadership”

Ep 55 - Gabor Holch, Author of Dragon Suit -- What You Need to Know About China: The East-West Perspective

Ep 54 - Richard Waine, Professional Headshot Photographer – The Game of Inches: Getting the Professional Headshot That Elevates Your Brand

Ep 53 - Maíra Gracini, LATAM Business Leader and C-Suite Mentor: How to “Get New Oxygen” to Propel Your Career Ascent

Ep 52 - Liz Banse, Senior Program Director at Resource Media -- Get Heard and Lead: Embrace a New Approach to Dial Up Your Communications

Ep 51 - Liz Banse, Senior Program Director at Resource Media -- Get Heard and Lead: The 3 Keys to Powering Up your Communication

Ep 50 - Lisa Bragg, Author of Bragging Rights: How to Purposely Self-Promote, Without Being Obnoxious

Ep 49 - Joe Haslam, Scale-Up Expert and Professor at IE Business School: Learn from “Scale-Ups” To Accelerate Your Career, Impact and Happiness

Ep 48 - Anne Marie Segal, Author and Founder, Segal Coaching LLC: To Reach Senior Leadership, Why You Need to Take a Step Back

Ep 47 - Gorick Ng, Harvard Career Advisor and Bestselling Author: What You're Not Taught in School - The Unspoken Rules that Accelerate Your Career

Ep 46 - Raj Shiva, Wall Street Professional & Mentor: Embrace the ‘Squiggly Line’ - Secrets to Never Missing an Opportunity

Ep 45 - Leesa Soulodre, Founder and General Partner at R3i Capital: Community & The Working Mother Advantage: The Rise of Women in VC

EP 44 - Leesa Soulodre, Founder and General Partner at R3i Capital: “We’re Hunting in Packs” – The Rise of Women in Venture Capital

Ep 43 - Stephen Childs, CHRO at Panasonic & Global Keynote Speaker: ‘Do This and You Have Already Won’: How to Become "Undeniable"

Ep 42 - Tenille Cromwell, Chief Pilot and Former US Navy Mission Commander: A Chief Pilot's Insight: 4 Leadership Lessons To Help Your Career Take Off

Ep 41 - Joy Chen, CEO at the Multicultural Leadership Institute: Solving the Age 30 Problem: Helping More Asians Get Promoted in the US

Ep 40 - Joy Chen, CEO at the Multicultural Leadership Institute: How "UAF" Can Increase Your Influence and Shatter Glass Ceilings

Ep 39 - Gabor Holch, Intercultural Leadership Expert: 换位思考 - How to Overcome Cultural Difference So You Become A Better Leader

Ep 38 - Don Moore, Professor at the Haas School of Business: How to Become "Perfectly Confident" to Elevate Your Work and Life

Ep 37 - Keith Wolf, Managing Partner, Murray Resources: Get Noticed and Land Your Senior Role

Ep 36 - Margaret A. Neale, Professor Emerita at Stanford: Why (and How) Women Need to Negotiate Differently

Ep 35 - Margaret A. Neale, Professor Emerita at Stanford: “Getting (More of) What You Want”

Ep 34 - Abhijit Bhattacharya, Global Career Coach, S&P Global: How “Internal Coaching” Can Transform Your Business

Ep 33 - Nihar Chhaya, Executive Coach for C-Suite Leaders: How To Navigate “Everything, Everywhere All At Once.”

Ep 32 - Chip Davis, Voice and Acting Coach: Leaders Need to “Perform Competence” (and How To Do That)

Ep 31 - Julia Steel, Keynote Speaker and Author: “Stand Up, Step Up, Show Up”

Ep 30 - Jason Hreha, CEO at Persona: Behavioral Science BS (and What to Hone in on Instead)

Ep 29 - Ziya Muhamedcani, President at Madison Company and Sales Institute Japan: Why Sales Deserves Your Respect

Ep 28 - Claire Harbour, Career Transition Expert: Be an Acrobat and Recast Your Story

Ep 27 - Jewel Edward Love, Jr, Founder at Black Executive Men: Cracking the Code for Black Men in Corporate America

Ep 26 –Raquel Gonzalez-Dalmau, Executive Educator and Coach: Office Politics as an Engineering Problem

Ep 25 - Ron Carucci, Managing Partner at Navalent: How to Fix Our Trust Recession

Ep 24 - Phillip Mohabir, CEO of Vivosurgery – Take action and make bold moves

Ep 23 – Dr John Schaffner, Director Ohio State Coaching Program – How to Better Coach Your Younger Employees

Ep 22 - Gricha Safarian, Founder CACAO-TRACE: Chocolateman - Harnessing Power to Create Sustainable Business Practices

Ep 21 – Jenny Fernandez, Chief Marketing Officer at Loacker: Getting Your Seat At The Table

Ep 20 - Giselle Timmerman, Founder of Positive Work: How to Create More Positive and Powerful Organizations

Ep 19 - Michael Melcher, Global Leadership Coach and Partner, Next Step Partners: Winging It is Overrated

Ep 18 - Michael Melcher, Global Leadership Coach and Partner, Next Step Partners: Harnessing The Relationships That Will Transform Your Career

Ep 17 - Ron Carucci, Managing Partner at Navalent: Rising to Power

Ep 16 – Dr John Schaffner, Director Ohio State Coaching Program - Coaching Millennials: The Perspective That’s Being Missed

Ep 15 - Wala Loubani, CEO of Coachendo: Making Career Coaching Accessible

Ep 14 - Celine Teoh, CEO Coach: Harnessing small signals, vulnerability and conflict

Ep 13 - Deepti Pahwa, Chief Innovation Officer: How to reinvent your career – and yourself

Ep 12 - Rebecca Lovell, CEO of Denali Founder Consulting: How to become a “Force Multiplier” - Making an impact on your community

Ep 11 - Alex Tremble, Award-winning Speaker: How to become more politically savvy

Ep 10 - Keshav Pitani, VP of Light & Wonder: Overcoming Your Aversion to Office Politics

Ep 9 - Alison Temperley, Managing Partner at ATD Partners: Flexing Your Style - How Women Can Succeed in Professional Service Firms

Ep 8 - Dr. Kevin Williams, CEO of Career Skills Invest: How to Radically Change Your Career Trajectory

Ep 7 - Kara Williams, Partner at Credera: Advancing Your Career Through “Salt, Acid, Fat, and Heat”

Ep 6 - Marie Incontrera, CEO of Incontrera Consulting: Why A Strong Digital Presence Matters

Ep 5 – Peter Belmi, Professor at University of Virginia: Social Class & Our Beliefs – How they affect our Path to Power

Ep 4 – Chris Fenning, Award-winning Author: How to Start Conversations That Get Results

Ep 3 – L Bonita Patterson, CEO of Polaris: Communicating When Things Heat Up

Ep 2 – Camiel Gielkens, CEO of Relevance: How Power Amplifies Your Impact

Ep 1 – Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor at Stanford: Why Good People Need To Understand the Rules of Power

EP 0 – Michael Wenderoth, Author and Executive Coach: Introducing 97% Effective