Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather chats with JD Busch, CEO “Chief Energy Officer” at Pulse Performance, a 30-minute tech-driven fitness solution. JD was involved in an accident in 2020. As a hard-working entrepreneur, JD already knew there are no shortcuts in life, especially his recovery. After reading and researching different methods of rehabilitation and training, JD came across … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather chats directly with her listeners. People often ask her, “How can I get ___ to listen to me more?” and her answer is, well, you can’t really make others listen to you, but you can be the example of how you want others to … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: Heather chats with Revati ‘Rani’ Puranik, the Global CFO & EVP of Worldwide Oilfield Machine and Chairwoman, Puranik Foundation. Revati “Rani” Puranik is also the co-owner, EVP, and Global CFO of Houston-based Worldwide Oilfield Machine (WOM). Over 15 years ago, she joined WOM, an oil and gas equipment … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather sits down with Michael Yinger. Michael is the co-founder and COO at Resume Sieve, an HR tech startup. Michael is a forward-thinking executive with 20+ years of experience building teams, managing global organizations, and providing strategic guidance to the C-Suite and Board of Directors. … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: Jonathan Barnett is the founder and President of Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning, one of the nation’s fastest-growing carpet cleaning franchises. Founded in 2006, Oxi Fresh has nearly 500 locations across the United States and Canada and is adding many new franchises every year. Under his leadership, Oxi Fresh … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: Susan Benevides is the CEO of Plus Relocation Services, where she has worked for over 30 years. She’s worked at just about every department within the company and has been running it since 2005. She was also the 2011-2012 chairman of the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council, which provided … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather chats with Alinka Rutkowska, the CEO of Leaders Press, a USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling press, where she creates books for entrepreneurs from scratch and launches them into bestsellers with a 100% success rate. She runs a hybrid publishing house with traditional … Read more
Seek to Give or Get? After reading many books on communication, I’ve noticed that many focus on communicating as a way of securing what we want from others. Oftentimes, these same books highlight the need to listen for what we can ‘get’ out of people, instead of what we can ‘give’ to people by listening … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather chats directly with her listeners about what’s going on in the US and shares a powerful message about listening that could benefit everyone right now. Plus, she shares updates on her upcoming book, The Art of Active Listening, which will be published very soon! … Read more
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather sits down with Hansel Lynn, the Founder, and CEO of theCoderSchool, a coding school for kids that focuses on a mentor relationship with experienced coders, Code Coaches, who can guide their students through their technical journey. He’s fluent in Cantonese (can fake it with Mandarin), is … Read more
Becoming Unshakable is the podcast for leaders, creators, and changemakers who know TRUE LEADERSHIP starts from within.
Each episode explores what it takes to lead with resilience, compassion, and purpose while staying human through it all.
Through candid conversations with executives, frontline leaders, coaches, and everyday heroes, Heather uncovers the real stories behind growth, compassion, setbacks, and transformation.
From navigating change to creating emotionally safe cultures, Becoming Unshakable reveals what it really takes to create leaders—and organizations—that can’t be shaken.
I've been through every type of
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
you can think of.
Layoffs, reorgs, mergers, acquisitions and major technology shifts. More than 20 years leading teams through high-stakes situations where results mattered, people depended on me, and decisions couldn't wait.
Those years taught me how to lead. But they also showed me the hidden cost of always being the one who holds it all together.
During our second reorg in less than a year, I walked out of a meeting with no say in what was happening, just marching orders. When my team asked how the meeting went, I should have said, “Give me 15 minutes to process this.” But I didn't. Instead, I let them absorb every ounce of my frustration.
Then I saw their faces.
The people who looked to me for stability had just watched me unravel. What was that teaching them about their ability to handle the pressure?
That moment changed how I saw my role as a leader. Leading teams isn't only about grit or resilience. It's about how your presence builds the trust your team needs to function when things get hard.
Today, I help organizations build unshakable leaders, teams, and cultures. Because when leaders become the calm teams can count on, organizations don't just survive change, they come out strong enough to handle what’s next.
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Contact Heather Today!
+1 403-398-8488