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Lifting Leaders Podcast, 100 episodes.

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How Leaders Can Reduce Workplace Stress and Create More Joy with Amy Leneker

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What Is Enough? Rethinking Success, Leading Change, and Taking Action

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Coaches Corner: Leading Organizational Change, How to Sustain Momentum When Change Takes Time

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“Lead the Change”: Stay the Course or Catch a New Wave?...Gems Inspired By Jack Schlosser

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Leadership, Career Change & Resilience: Navigating the Waves of Work and Life with Jack Schlosser

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How to Get Unstuck in the Messy Middle: 6 Practical Ways to Lead Change

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From Hope to Action: Leading Change When the Path Isn’t Clear with Melissa Castro

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Lead the Change: How Leaders Turn Hope Into Action | Season 6 Premiere

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How Great Leaders Inspire Hope During Uncertainty | 10 Practical Leadership Strategies

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Sometimes Hope Begins with Letting Go | A Life-Changing Lesson from the River

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Honoring the Legacy of Dr. John H. "Jack" Zenger: Timeless Leadership Lessons from a Strengths-Based Leadership Pioneer

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How to Become a More Inspirational Leader: 8 Leadership Practices That Motivate, Influence, and Inspire | Coaches Corner

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Hope and Trust in Leadership: How Great Leaders Build High-Trust Teams | Igniting Genuine Hope

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Igniting Genuine Hope: Navigating Life After Graduation with Madison Mulligan | Career Growth, Resilience, and Defining Success

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Resilience, Recovery, and Hope-Led Leadership: How to Adapt Forward Through Life’s Challenges

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Igniting Genuine Hope: Courage, Reinvention, and Global Leadership with Sasha Farley & Leah Fleischner

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Hope in Action: Turning Purpose into Impact with Cycle 5 To Survive

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Building Hope, Trust, and Belonging in Our Neighborhoods

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Encore Edition: With Homage to Mothers - Let's Talk About Caregiving, From Different Angles!

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Hope-Led Leadership: What It Is and How to Ignite Genuine Hope | Coaches Corner

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From Awareness to Hope: Igniting Genuine Hope in Leadership | Lifting Leaders Podcast

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Celebrating 4 Years of Leadership & Hope + Earth Day Reflections | Lifting Leaders Podcast Anniversary

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Traveler vs Tourist: The Leadership Shift from Performance to Presence

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Fan Favorite: John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting): Music, Hope, and Moral Courage

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The Value of Candor in Leadership: Courageous Conversations and Clear Communication | Gems Inspired by Career Coach Shirlene Evans

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The Courage To Name What Is and Is Not Working - with Shirlene Evans

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Spark Episode: What Is Your Leadership Superpower?

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Deep Listening, Curiosity, and More Gems Inspired by Barbara Acevedo Visser, MCC

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Deep Listening in Leadership: Curiosity, Self-Awareness, and Sensing the Future with Barbara Acevedo Visser, MCC

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Sharing Some Post-Valentine’s Day Love

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Building a Culture of Respect: Leadership "Gems" from Julie Pham's Interview

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Respect & Leadership: How Culture Shapes Influence, Trust, and Genuine Hope | Dr. Julie Pham

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Three-Peat Leadership Gems: Intentions, Hope, and How Leaders Ignite Change in 2026

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The Three-Peat: Hope-Led Leadership, Commitment & Collective Action (Part 2)

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The Three-Peat: Hope-Led Leadership, Resilience & Courageous Action (Part 1)

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Happy New Year! What We’re Creating in 2026: Hope-Driven Leadership, Practical Tools & Powerful Conversations

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Year-End Reflections: Leadership, Hope & Gratitude — Wrapping Up 2025 on Lifting Leaders Podcast

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Behind the Lens of Love & Art: Pacific Northwest Photography With Robert LaSelle Chism & Sun So

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What Brings Us Hope: Top Lessons, Insights, and Inspiration From Our Hope Series

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Sustainable Thanksgiving Tips: How to Celebrate With Gratitude and Care for the Planet

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What Brings Us Hope? Finding Purpose Through Music with John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting

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Finding Hope When Life Feels Heavy: How to Rise Out of Hopelessness

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Leading with Hope: How Jeni Craswell is Transforming Community Leadership from the Inside Out

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The Power of an Intermission: Renew Hope, Creativity & Purpose

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“Hope Is a Verb: Daily Habits for Resilient Leaders & Well-Being”

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What Brings Us Hope? Darrell Thomas Shares His Journey to Financial Savvy!

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What Brings Us Hope? Meet Dr. Matt Sturchio, PhD, Building Bridges Between Solar and Agriculture for a Better Future

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Breaking New Ground: Our First Public Speaking Milestone on Hope

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What Brings Us Hope? Taking Action! Stop Trying and do more with Carla Ondrasik!

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We Are Back!!! Welcome To Season FIVE!

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It’s a Wrap! Closing Season Four – Starting Our Summer Break!

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Having Fun While Reducing Our Lifestyle Waste

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Coaches Corner: Checking Our Self Awareness -An Absolute Must!

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Let’s Talk About Belonging… With Paul Haury

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Checking In and Getting Grounded – Gems Inspired by Dorothy Siminovitch, PhD, MCC

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Stepping Up Our Awareness Toward Greater Personal Power, With Dorothy Siminovitch, PhD, MCC

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Mining For Gems From Our Visit With Suzanne Weller

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Viewing Courage From Another Angle, With Suzanne Weller

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Emptying Our Backpacks: Gems from Our Interview with Melissa Castro

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It’s Out! It’s Published! Celebrating With Melissa Castro, on the Launch of Her New Book!

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With Homage to Mothers – Let’s Talk About Caregiving, From Different Angles!

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(Encore Edition) Dr. Pam McLean on Rising to This Golden Moment for Us as Human Beings

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Thriving in ’25: Santa Barbara Magic, Conference Connections & Lobby Chats!

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Earth Day! Helping Pollinators THRIVE in 25!

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Continuing to THRIVE in 25!

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Courage Found in Gems from Carole McCluskey

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Fascinating Visit with Pioneering Leader, Carole McCluskey

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Coaches’ Corner: Checked Your Values, Lately? The Value of Knowing Your Values

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(Encore) Peter Block on Reclaiming Control of our Collective Well-being through Activating the Common Good

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Creating Havens of Harmony in the Work Place with Andrea Lucky

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Mining Gems from Jeff McAuliffe – What’s Your Vision?

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Caring for Ourselves and Our Environment – A Return Visit, With Our Friend, Jeff McAuliffe!

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We’re Launching This Year’s Theme and You’re Invited! Leaders THRIVE in 25!

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(Encore) What’s All This Buzz About Human Flourishing…An Insightful Discussion with Judy Oyedele and Sasha Farley (Part Two)

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(Encore)What’s All This Buzz About Human Flourishing…An Insightful Discussion with Judy Oyedele and Sasha Farley (Part One)

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What if Doing Nothing was…Doing Something?

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Having Trouble Sticking To Your New Year’s Resolutions? A Bit of Advice from Carla Ondrasik

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We’re Back! And It Looks Like It’s Time To Ditch the Ditty!...with Lindsey Godwin and Molly McGuigan

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That’s a Wrap…x2!

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“Coaching for a Better World” Series Capstone (Part B)– Rethinking Leadership – Gifts from Pam McLean and Michael Hudson!

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“Coaching for a Better World” Series Capstone (Part A)– Rethinking Leadership – Gifts from Pam McLean and Michael Hudson!

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Tis The Season To Be Thankful!

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“Coaching for a Better World” Series – Encore!...Encore! It’s Amy Yip!!

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“Coaching for a Better World” Series – Coaching Millennial Leaders with Melissa Castro

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Coaches Corner – Let’s Talk About Coaching!

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“Coaching for a Better World” Series – Gems on Empathic Leadership from Our Interview with Josh Speraneo

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“Coaching for a Better World” Series – Navigating and Celebrating HSP with Josh Speraneo

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“Coaching for a Better World” Series, Gems from Traci Staffen!

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“Coaching for a Better World” Series – You Can Say It! Menopause Coaching with Traci Staffen

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“Coaching for a Better World” Series, Gems from Meghan Patino!

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“Coaching for a Better World” Series, Episode One, with Meghan Patino!

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We’re B-A-C-K! Welcome to Season 4!

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It’s Time For a Refreshing Break!!

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It’s Time To Have Some FUN!!

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Coaches Corner: Leading with Compassion, A Game Changer for Leaders

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Mining for Gems In Marita Decker’s Book, Outsmart Doubt

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Visiting with Author, Marita Decker about her Research-Based Book, Outsmart Doubt

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Overwhelmed? Let’s Unpack That A Little!

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Leading Across Generations…Consider This!

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Wrapping Up our “Opening Your Heart” Series