Leading Your Ship

After spending over 5 years in tech sales at a Fortune 500 company and a Series B startup, Neil founded RevOps Advisors, a growth advisory firm for professional, financial, and consulting service organizations. He partners with executive leadership teams at these organizations because they need to be intentional and strategic about revenue growth. Neil shares his tips on authentic networking.

Kimberly K. Wilson has dedicated the past 20+ years to developing and executing entertainment, sports, and media marketing strategies. Kimberly is an expert marketing strategist with a track record of driving growth for Fortune 500 companies in the linear, audio, and streaming content space. She has spent her career at the forefront of innovation across content distribution, brand marketing, and audience development. Kimberly opens up about taking time to recalibrate and align with her values during a career transition.

Cassidy Davis leads communications and marketing at Conrac Solutions based in Seattle, WA. She works closely with the executive team, clients, investors, and project partners to drive strategy in external and internal relations, media, branding, and public relations. In this episode, Cassidy shares key insights on how she thrives and drives results as an introvert in a field that requires her to always be "on".  She is an active member of the Public Relations Society of America Puget Sound Chapter and when not at work, enjoys staying active, beach walks, and being a pet parent to her cat and dog.

Jason Napolitan takes a unique approach to supporting individuals and small businesses. Drawing from his experience in retail management and the restaurant business, he works with clients to solve business challenges from the inside out through healing and longevity retreats. In this episode, Jason shares how he's channeled his passion for health, wellness, and longevity to help his clients lead a more productive and effective life.

Jen talks to Brooke Janousek, founder of The Grow CMO. As a fractional CMO, Brooke partners with clients to execute strategies to increase revenue, profitability, and customer loyalty. Brooke shares that her journey of investing in her own personal growth fueled her professional growth and was the impetus to launch her own business. Brooke's story is one of authenticity and true vulnerability in leadership, which she credits to strengthening her confidence as a business owner.

Dr. Isaac Kashiwagi is a program manager, researcher, and consultant who specializes in procurement and supply chain. After realizing high school and college wasn’t teaching him what he needed to know to succeed in business, he took his core business philosophy and founded the Leadership Society of Arizona with his family, where they help teens manage stress, simplify their lives, and build confidence. This conversation will have you thinking about leadership and raising kids in completely different ways, which has proven results for teens and successful leaders. 

Dr. Laura Groves is a licensed and certified professional with over 20 years of experience in counseling, mentoring, and coaching people who want to unlock their full potential. In this episode, Laura opens up about her personal experience with loss and how that has fueled her passion to help individuals and teams process grief to enhance effectiveness and achieve organizational growth. She reminds us that grief isn't always about losing a loved one, but it also impacts teams as they navigate changes as the business evolves.  

In this episode, Jen talks to Brady Byrnes, Senior Vice President (SVP) of American Airlines’ Inflight and Premium Guest Services. Brady talks about authentic leadership, being our own harshest critic, and how he set out to be a part of the solution to create the best experience for front line team members and customers.

In this episode, Jen sits down with Elisa Padilla, founder of Kick It By EP, to talk about transformation after enduring personal and professional loss. Elisa shares how being in sports and entertainment during the pandemic changed her outlook on life and sent her on a positive trajectory toward making an even bigger impact by paying it forward.

In today's episode, Jen talks to Tim Anliker about vulnerability in leadership, imposter syndrome, and how to create balance between work and life. Tim has over 16 years of corporate banking experience between time spent at BMO Bank and JPMorgan Chase. In his current role, Tim and his team assist companies by providing access to solutions to meet their financing, treasury, and various other corporate banking needs. Focused on private and public companies in the Midwest, he works primarily with businesses in the manufacturing, distribution, and service industries.