Profiles in Leadership
by Steve Anderson
Dr. Steve Anderson is a storyteller and a lifelong learner who is deeply committed to helping leaders grow. Born out of deep seeded curiosity and passion, Steve launched his podcast as a vehicle for interviewing accomplished leaders who excel in building cultures and developing teams that create impact and deliver value to customers, employees and stakeholders. In this capacity, he is able to tap into his experience as a CEO of a $75 million-dollar company and a 39 year career as a Physical Therapist to ask questions that produce answers for those at all levels – from entry level professionals to seasoned executives – can learn from and build upon. Steve is known for interviewing guests from a wide range of backgrounds and digging deep to find “Pearls of Wisdom” that can be put into practice as professionals look to learn and grow. Steve is an Executive Coach at Orange Dot Coaching.
Episodes
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Isolde Rafferty, Strong Storytelling is a Leadership Tool That Can Be Impactful and Can Literally Change Lives
Isolde Raftery is the managing editor of KUOW, where she oversees a large team of editors and reporters. She is also the host and co-creator of Adults in the Room, a deeply reported narrative podcast that has been downloaded nearly three million times. Raftery previously served as KUOW’s online...
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Skye Donovan, PT, PhD, OCS, Dean of the College of Health and Education Marymount University, VP of the American Physical Therapy Association
Skye Donovan, PT, PhD, OCS is Dean of the College of Health and Education at Marymount University and a tenured Professor of Physical Therapy with more than 20 years of experience in higher education, healthcare, and organizational leadership. She has served in a variety of leadership roles,...
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Marja Fox, Helping Business Leaders Thrive with Strategy That All Team Members Understand
Marja is a former Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company with broad strategy, business development and commercial operations expertise across multiple industries. Before turning independent, she was a VP of Marketing and Strategy & Business Development at Ecolab, responsible for growth…
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Anthony Buccafurni, PT, DPT, From a Staff Physical Therapist to the CEO of one of the Largest Rehab Companies in the Nation
My guest today is Dr. Anthony Buccafurni, Chief Executive Officer of FOX Rehabilitation — the largest network of house-call physical therapy practices in the country. Anthony's path started as a treating clinician: he earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Temple University in 2002 and...
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Zoe Krislock, Providing Systems with Empathy is the Role of a CEO
Today our guest, Zoe Krislock, who has spent nearly three decades leading some of the most recognizable consumer brands in the country — and now she's leading one of the most personal. Zoe built her career at developing brand and operations, starting out at Nordstrom and Gap before spending...
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Jeff "Bones" Bonner, A Dailey Debrief is an Essential Leadership Tool
Think about the last time you walked away knowing you could have performed better. Most people assume experience leads to improvement, but it doesn’t. Improvement comes from reflection followed by adjustment. Today’s guest, Jeff “Bones” Bonner, is a keynote speaker and creator of The Debrief...
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Curtis Sprouse, Turning Science and Technology into Viable Impactful Ventures
Curtis Sprouse is the founder of EurekaConnect and the Institute for Biomedical Entrepreneurship (IBE), where he helps leaders and teams outperform through strategic behavioral programs. With over 5,000 professionals coached and 200+ biomedical innovations advanced, Curtis specializes in turning...
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Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD, President of the American Physical Therapy Association
APTA President Kyle Covington is an associate professor and director of educational innovation and post-professional education for Duke University's Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, including the Faculty Development Residency accredited by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residencies and...
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Stacey Hanke, When AI Assisted Writing Doesn't Match Up With the Actual Leader, Trust Erodes Fast
Stacey Hanke is an international keynote speaker, CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame inductee, and one of the world’s leading experts on executive presence, influence, and leadership communication. For more than two decades, she has worked with leaders at nearly 100 Fortune 500 companies — including...
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Andy Moye, Great Leaders Give People the Confidence They Can Trust, the Empathy They Can Feel and Purpose They Can Claim as Their Own
AndyMoyeis a seasoned commercial leader and corporate development executive who has worked across the molecular diagnostics, biotechnology and life sciences industries. Moyeserved as a Lieutenant and flight officer in the U.S. Navy, completing missions in Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Europe, and South...
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Brad and Kiera Newbury, Saving Lives Isn't About One Person Getting a Second Chance, It is a Ripple Effect That Touches All the Lives They Touch
Brad Newbury, MPA, NRP Brad Newbury, MPA, NRP, is President and CEO of the National Medical Education & Training Center (NMETC) and co-author of The Saved Effect and The First Responder Advantage. With more than 40 years of experience as a firefighter, paramedic, educator, and leader, Brad has...
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Mike Krupit, Experience and Courage are Leadership Super Powers
Mike Krupit is the founder and CEO of Trajectify, where he helps growth-stage technology, manufacturing, and professional services companies bridge the gap between early success and scalable leadership. With more than 30 years of experience as a CTO, COO, and CEO, Mike has led organizations…
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James Loeffler, Choices Carry Consequences Which are the Pride of Freedom
JamesLoeffleris Felix Posen Professor of Modern Jewish History at Johns Hopkins University, and Kogod Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. He writes widely on modern Jewish history from antisemitism to Zionism, with a focus on the overlooked ties between the...
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Ashley Stahl, Don't Do What You Love, Do What You Are
Ashley Stahl is an entrepreneur, international bestselling author (You Turn), podcast host (You Turn Podcast) and internationally recognized speaker. She stepped onto the TEDxBerkeley stage in 2013 and the TEDxLeidenUniversity stage in 2019. Both of her talks went viral at 2 million and 10…
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Maximos Lih, Great Leaders Evolve from Heroes to Hosts
Maximos Lih is an Executive Coach and founder of Emboldened LLC, where he helps small teams scale without losing their edge and leaders grow with purpose and trust. His leadership philosophy was shaped by his grandfather—a self-taught orphan who became a four-star general—who taught him that true...
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Julie Castle, CEO, Knowing Your Values and Staying True to Your Purpose
Julie Castle has dedicated her life to saving animals. Since joining Best Friends Animal Society in 1996 as employee #17, she has grown with the organization and advanced its mission to save the lives of dogs and cats in America’s animal shelters. Now CEO, Julie has helped guide Best Friends...
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Ken Ro, MD, Presence is the Deepest Form of Leadership
KennethRoMD.com is a double board-certified Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine physician who has treated more than 170,000 patients across a 35-year ER career. His book PRIME reframes midlife as a powerful awakening rather than decline. He created the RECLAIM™ Method to restore men’s...
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Duncan Brand, People First Leadership is the Key to Success
DuncanBrandis a leadership and organizational effectiveness advisor, author ofMind the Gap, and founder of Intrinsic Leader. He has worked with nearly 100 organizations across healthcare, technology, finance, and the public sector, helping leaders strengthen culture, succession planning, and team...
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Nelson Nigel, From Yellow Cab Driver in NYC to Successful Business Owner
Nelson Nigel is the Founder and CEO of Moto Nation. Back in 2016 Nelson as an Uber driver noticed that taxis and car services do not offer installed child car seats, and parents are helpless. He found a void in the transportation marketplace that Uber and Lyft have explicitly left open. Nelson...
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Dr. Jennifer Berry, Transformational Leadership Through Collaboration with Education, Industry and Community Ecosystems
Dr. Jennifer Berry Dr. Jennifer Berry is a transformational leader driving purposeful collaboration between education, industry, and community ecosystems. As CEO of SmartLab, she champions mission-driven innovation that equips learners for tomorrow's workforce and fosters systemic change that...
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Andrew Johnson, What Can the NFL and Other Professional Sports Organizations Teach on How to Lead our Businesses
Andrew Johnson is a leadership advisor and author of Iron Sharpens Iron, where he explores how the operating systems of elite sport can help businesses build stronger accountability, execution, and performance cultures. Drawing from lessons in professional sport, particularly the NFL, Andrew...
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Jon Lee, From Clinical Physical Therapist to Tech Entrepreneur
Jon is the co-founder of Pickle, as well as a Physical Therapist. He’s been featured by organizations such as NYU, the University of Oxford, WebPT, and the United Nations, working with healthcare executives around the globe on workforce strategy and big data analytics. Jonathon holds an MBA from...
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Sandra Crespo, Neurospicy Talent Can Help Organization Turn Neurodiversity into a Meaningful Advantage
Sandra Crespo, LCSW, is a sought-after speaker, executive coach, and mental health professional who helps organizations build workplaces where “neurospicy” talent can thrive. Her work sits at the intersection of mental health, systems thinking, and leadership development, reframing how ADHD shows...
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Rebecca Homkes, Leaders Need to Stop Planning and Start Preparing
Dr. Rebecca Homkes is an economist and high-growth strategy specialist who advises CEOs and executive teams focused on growth and success through uncertainty. Uncertainty isn’t new and we've pretty much "normalized" it at this point—but what’s different now is the stacking of uncertainty.…
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Ingrid Curtis, The Defining Leadership Challenge is Repositioning Companies from Digital-First to Data-First
Ingrid Curtis -- she spent 17 years helping build one of the most ambitious digital transformation platforms in enterprise. She then became its CEO, and her first move was to say the whole thing needed to be rebuilt. She has a rare kind of credibility; she didn’t just form opinions about why...
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Andy Freed, Lead Like the Boss, The Bruce Springsteen Framework
Andy Freed is the CEO of Virtual, Inc., a strategic consulting, marketing, and professional services firm that supports mission-driven organizations facing multi-dimensional challenges in technology, healthcare, financial services, and life sciences. These include membership groups that unite…
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Greg Hawks, When Employees Act Like Owners Your Business Will Thrive
Greg Hawks is a keynote speaker, author, and corporate culture specialist who challenges leaders and teams to Act Like an Owner. For more than 25 years, he has partnered with organizations across the country to reshape culture, deepen trust, and activate ownership mindsets. Earlier in his career,...
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Christoffel Sneijders, Great Leaders Trust Their Heart and Gut Brains and Depend Less on Their Head Brain
ChristoffelSneijdersis an MCC coach, behavioral expert, and creator of the 3 Brains Intelligence Theory—an approach that integrates neuroscience, coaching, and emotional intelligence by aligning the Head, Heart, and Gut. He has trained over 12,000 people in 33 countries and speaks on leadership,...
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Atiba de Souza, Relationships are the Real Driver of Business Results
Atiba de Souza is an author, entrepreneur, and relationship mentor who helps leaders break free from burnout and build teams that take ownership. He wrote The Delegation Trap: It’s Not Them, It’s You, a story-driven guide teaching leaders how to let go of every task and get results that shine.…
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Ty Givens, Leaders Rise with Clarity and Confidence
Ty Givens Ty Givens is the Founder of CX Collective and a trusted partner to brands that want their customer experience to be a competitive edge. She’s known for turning messy operations into scalable, human-centered programs that drive loyalty and growth.
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Julie Colombino-Billingham, Hope and Dignity Can Outlast Disaster
Julie Colombino-Billingham In the wake of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake Julie left behind everything she knew to answer an impossible call. What she found was heartbreak and a new beginning. Her book From Loss to Legacy, tells the remarkable true story of how compassion, courage, and creativity built a...
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Betsy Kauffman, Leaders Need to Create Cultures That Encourage Team Members to Speak Up
Betsy Kauffman is a globally recognized executive leadership coach and organizational agility consultant with over 25 years of experience transforming Fortune 500 leadership teams into high-performing, aligned powerhouses. As Founder and CEO of Cross Impact Coaching, she partners with CEOs and...
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Andy Clark, Structure Creates Freedom and Small Changes Unlock Massive Results
Andy Clark is the bestselling author and business strategist behind The Whole PIE SystemTM, a framework that helps small business owners build companies that are more Profitable, Impactful, and Enjoyable. With a background in business law and two decades of advising and running businesses, Andy…
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Patrick Engasser, Choose Your Tribe Wisley, Your Network is the Key to Success
PATRICK ENGASSER is a unique and sought-after bestselling author, business coach, and motivational speaker. He began his career as a top sales representative for a Fortune 500 insurance company, earning “Top Account Closer” by his third year and later becoming a district manager. Patrick built…
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Crispin Thompson, Indecision is the Silent Killer of Leadership
Crispin Thompson has spent more than twenty-five years shaping how people lead, communicate, and grow. In senior roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, TaskUs, and QSC, he managed large international teams and drove major transformation programs—experiences that revealed how easily careers stall…
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Leidy Klotz, Agency, Growth and Connection, 3 Core Psychological Needs
Leidy Klotzis a behavioral scientist and engineering professor at the University of Virginia who studies how and why humans design. He has written for the Washington Post, Fast Company, Scientific American, and Harvard Business Review; has published his work in top journals like Nature and…
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Murphy Jensen, From Winning the French Open Doubles Championship to Sudden Cardiac Arrest Proves that Love Wins!
Murphy Jensen is the co-founder and EVP of WEconnect Health, a Seattle based healthcare company that provides support & services through a mobile application to people suffering from substance mis-use and mental health disorders. After years of playing professional tennis (winning the French Open...
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Ben Braxley, PT, DPT, Great Leadership Involves Collaboration and the Willingness to Follow and Provide Opportunities for Others to Lead
Ben Braxley, PT, DPT is a Board Certified Neurologic Physical Therapist and Senior Program Coordinator at Emory University's Center for Physical Therapy and Movement Science. With nearly two decades of clinical experience since earning his doctorate from Emory University in 2006, Dr. Braxley has...
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Michelle K Johnston, Leaders Need to Lead with Heart and Humanity, It's All About Connection
Named a Woman of the Year, a Top Ten Executive Coach, and a Top 500 Business Leader, DR. MICHELLEK. JOHNSTON is redefining what leadership looks like in today’s world. Her bestselling book, TheSeismic Shift in Leadership: How to Thrive in a New Era of Connection, featured by Forbes four times,...
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Advisory Board Creation
Discussion on how to create an Advisory Board and why it is a great value add proposition. Michael Mayrsohn guest.
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Andy Crocker, Unconditional Values Offer Personal Transformation
Andy Crocker is an aerospace executive with three decades of experience building high-performance teams and leading ambitious projects, including NASA’s Human Landing System. He holds degrees in engineering, humanities, management, and leadership. His multidisciplinary educational background and...
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Joel Bauer, The Mentor's Mentor
From engaging and sustaining people’s disbelief as an entertainer on cruise ships at just 14 years old to selling from the largest trade show stages with record-setting closing rates, Joel Bauer has trained some of the world’s top income-producing speakers, presenters and online marketers to...
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Hacia Atherton, Organizational Culture is a Driving Force Behind Profitability
Hacia Atherton is a globally recognised and award-winning voice in workplace culture reform, known for helping organisations turn burnout and bias into retention and results. She is the founder of the non-profit Empowered Women in Trades, which supports women in male-dominated industries and...
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Simone Knego, Silence is Deafening, Keep Learning, Keep Asking Questions
SimoneKnego is an international speaker, award-winning author, and confidence expert who helps high achievers reconnect with their worth and lead more meaningful lives. Her best-selling book, The Extraordinary UnOrdinary You and her globally ranked podcast, Her Unshakeable Confidence, which she...
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Dr. Debra Clary, Curiosity is the Unsung Hero of Community and Unity
DEBRACLARYis a leadership strategist, researcher, and executive coach with over four decades of leadership experience at some of the world’s most iconic companies, including Frito-Lay, Coca-Cola, Jack Daniel’s, and Humana. Relying on her doctorate in Leadership and Organization Development and…
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Ryan Rottman, Networking is the Key to Success in Both Hollywood and Starting a Business
Ryan Rottman is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of AthleteAgent.com, a groundbreaking sports tech platform. In his role, Ryan oversees business operations, strategic partnerships, and platform development, helping expand the site’s reach across professional leagues and enhance its...
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Mitch Matthews, Be Brave and Share Your Dreams, You are Capable
Mitch Matthews is a success coach, keynote speaker, and the creator of the top 1% podcast DREAM THINK DO. Through the podcast and his coaching - Mitch helps high-achieving leaders and entrepreneurs dream bigger, think better, and do more of what they were put on the planet to do. He’s been…
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Kendra Dahlstrom, Curiosity Guides You to Clarity and Purpose
Kendra Dahlstrom is a transformational executive coach, keynote speaker, and host of The Unworthy Leader PodcastTM. With over two decades of experience guiding senior executives at Amazon, VMware, and other Fortune 50 companies, Kendra helps high-achieving leaders stop performing and start...
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Tim Rexius, Strong Leadership and Culture Fuel Business Growth
Tim Rexius is proof that grit beats privilege—every time. From sleeping in his car and heating ketchup packets for soup, to building an international brand now sold in over 6,000 retailers across 13 countries, Tim is a serial entrepreneur who’s cracked the code on scaling with zero outside...
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David Ackert, Drive Business Development by Focusing on the People Who Matter the Most
David Ackert is co-founder and CEO of Ackert, Inc. and its subsidiary, PipelinePlus. He’s a highly regarded business development thought leader and has pioneered revenue acceleration programs for hundreds of professional services firms around the globe. He has contributed to the Los Angeles…
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About this show
Dr. Steve Anderson is a storyteller and a lifelong learner who is deeply committed to helping leaders grow. Born out of deep seeded curiosity and passion, Steve launched his podcast as a vehicle for interviewing accomplished leaders who excel in building cultures and developing teams that create impact and deliver value to customers, employees and stakeholders. In this capacity, he is able to tap into his experience as a CEO of a $75 million-dollar company and a 39 year career as a Physical Therapist to ask questions that produce answers for those at all levels – from entry level professionals to seasoned executives – can learn from and build upon. Steve is known for interviewing guests from a wide range of backgrounds and digging deep to find “Pearls of Wisdom” that can be put into practice as professionals look to learn and grow. Steve is an Executive Coach at Orange Dot Coaching.
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