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The Natural Leader

by Ron Crawford

Led by leadership development expert Ron Crawford, this podcast will focus on developing natural, authentic leaders.

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Episodes

  1. Setting Leadership Vision and Values - Kevin Ellis

    Ron talks to Kevin Ellis, the CEO of Upstate Niagara Cooperative, a dairy cooperative headquartered in Lancaster, NY, just outside of Buffalo. Kevin talks about the importance of leaders constantly growing and improving, and discusses some of the actions they have taken at Upstate Niagara to help...

  2. The Natural Leader Relaunched!!

    The "Natural Leader" has been dormant for a while, due to a variety of situations and influences. In this episode, Ron discusses bringing it back to life, and plans for future episodes and emphasis. While continuing to feature interviews with leaders, future episodes will also focus on general...

  3. Leadership Over the Long Haul - David Maione

    Ron interviews Dave Maione, co-founder of The Night Shift cleaning company, and Vice President of Core America, a national cleaning-consulting company headquartered in Vestal, New York. Dave and his brother started the night shift in 1978, and have successfully led the company through decades…

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  4. Building Culture through Good and Bad Times - Jeanette Armbrust

    Ron interviews Jeanette Armbrust, Founder of Greenlight Leadership Consulting Group. Jeanette had a highly successful career of building and expanding businesses, before venturing into her current focus of coaching and developing leaders. Jeanette shares her perspectives on the priorities and...

  5. Leading a Movement - Daniel Lloyd

    Ron interviews Dan Lloyd, founder of Minority Millennials, an organization that has since 2017 helped hundreds of minority millennials and gen-zer’s access jobs, build wealth, and become civically engaged. Ron and Dan discuss the vision and aspirations of the organization, as well as the unique...

  6. Leading Cultural Change - Tyrone Muse

    Ron interviews Tyrone Muse, President & CEO of Visions Federal Credit Union. Ty is a highly energetic and enthusiastic leader of an organization going through significant growth and transformation. Ron and Ty discuss the challenges and rewards of leading a cultural transformation focused on…

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  7. Leader Resilience and Self-Care - Dr. Francis Battisti

    Ron interviews Francis Battisti, Ph.D., a noted educator, speaker, consultant, and author. Together with his wife, nutritionist Dr. Helen Battisti, they publish a blog as The ParaDocs called "The Zone", which you can access here: https://www.paradocshub.com/. Ron and Francis discuss the…

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  8. Leading a Values-Driven Culture - MaryBeth Hyland

    Ron interviews MaryBeth Hyland, the Founder and Chief Visionary of SparkVision, and author of “Permission to Be Human: The Conscious Leader’s Guide to Creating Values-Driven Culture”. Ron and MaryBeth discuss the importance of building and leading a values-driven culture, and how to grant…

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  9. Leading a Non-Profit Organization - Amy Shaw

    Ron interviews Amy Shaw, the current Chief Operating Officer for the Greater Binghamton NY Chamber of Commerce. Ron and Amy discuss the unique challenges of dedicating a career to support of non-profit and community focused causes, as well as the unique leadership challenges for leaders in these...

  10. Leading a Diverse Community - Michael Vacirca

    Ron interviews Michael Vacirca, who currently works for Google as a Senior Engineering Manager for Google Cloud, and was a former employee of Ron's at Lockheed Martin. Mike is also a prominent leader within the LGBT community in Orlando, Florida. Ron and Mike discuss Mike's journey to being his...

  11. Leadership for a Complex Enterprise - Dr. Dinesh Verma and Jeff Wilcox

    Ron interviews Dr. Dinesh Verma, Professor of Systems Engineering and Executive Director, Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC), and Jeff Wilcox, Retired Vice President of Digital Transformation for Lockheed Martin. In this episode, they discuss their paper published in the National Academy…

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  12. Leading with your passion - Devan Tracy

    Ron interviews Devan Tracy, Smart Buildings Lead at Lockheed Martin. Devan is a highly successful leader who has carved out non-traditional roles for herself in a large organization by understanding and pursuing her passion. Ron and Devan discuss the importance of discovering your passion, some…

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  13. Inclusive Leadership - Dr Charles Johnson-Bey

    Ron interviews Dr. Charles Johnson-Bey, Senior Vice President for Booz Allen Hamilton (https://www.boozallen.com/our-people/leadership/charles-johnson-bey.html). Charles is a highly successful and innovative technical leader who consistently insures a culture of inclusion on the teams he leads.…

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  14. Vulnerability in Leadership - Bruce Barse

    Ron interviews Bruce Barse, President and Founder of LeaderQuest Inc. (leader-quest.com). Bruce is a passionate leader dedicated to helping others be their best selves. He has over 35 years of professional leadership experience, and is a highly credentialed teacher and speaker. Ron and Bruce...

  15. Leadership Development in a University Setting - Paul Mittan

    In this episode, Ron talks with Paul Mittan, the Director of the Engineering Leadership Development program at Penn State University. Paul discusses some of the priorities and approaches of the Penn State program, as well as the importance of some of the key tenets of Leadership Development. For...

  16. Leadership and Education - Erin Peterson

    In this episode, Ron interviews Erin Peterson, a teacher in the public school system, and a partner in Unleashed Potential. They discuss the current state of education in general, as the system struggles to respond to the challenges brought about by COVID-19, as well as some of the opportunities...

  17. The Natural Leader - Kicking off a journey to be authentic, natural leaders!

    In this first episode of The Natural Leader podcast, host Ron Crawford gives some insight to what is meant by the term Natural Leader, and what some of the key leadership attributes contribute to making someone an authentic, natural leader.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Led by leadership development expert Ron Crawford, this podcast will focus on developing natural, authentic leaders.

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Led by leadership development expert Ron Crawford, this podcast will focus on developing natural, authentic leaders.

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