Celebrate What’s Good—Even When You Don’t Know What’s Next
Culture Pioneer James Ferguson joins Heather Younger to discuss resilience, cancer, compassionate leadership, and how perspective shapes workplace culture.
Championing You-ness: Cultivating a Culture of Contribution
In this episode of the Leadership with Heart podcast, I sit down with Lorii Rabinowitz, the CEO of Denver Scholarship Foundation, for a heartfelt and eye-opening conversation about what it means to lead with empathy, clarity, and purpose. Lorii was referred to me by someone I deeply respect, and it quickly became clear why. Her … Read more
Ron Alvesteffer: From $3M to $350M: The Power of Talent and Grit
What does it take to grow a business from 3 million to over 350 million dollars without losing sight of your purpose, people, or principles? In this Leadership With Heart Podcast episode, I reconnect with Ron Alvesteffer, President and CEO of Service Express, who returns with even more perspective, humility, and wisdom than when we … Read more
Winning Workplaces: A Generational View on Team Culture
Have you ever wondered what truly empowers someone to speak up, especially when their voice challenges the norm? In this engaging episode, we explore the transformative power of using your voice with Ashley Rivera. She’s a go-getter Gen Z entrepreneur who shares her journey of self-leadership and confidence in the workplace. Ashley’s story began when … Read more
Why ‘Family Workplace Cultures’ are actually a Red Flag
In any workplace, there is nothing more essential than feeling like you are part of a team. We all want to feel connected and valued by our colleagues. However, have you ever experienced the use of the term “family” to describe your organization? While it may seem like a heartwarming concept at first, it can … Read more
158: Leaders with Heart are Committed to Doing Better
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather interviews Lindy Eichenbaum Lent, President and CEO of Rose Community Foundation. Heather realized she had to have Lindy on her Leadership with Heart Podcast after reading an article about Lindy in a magazine. That’s how strong her caring leadership abilities are. Lindy shares compelling stories and … Read more
81: Leaders With Heart Embrace The Mess Of Humanness In The Workplace
Subscribe to the Leadership with Heart Podcast: In this episode, Heather speaks with Phil Burgess, Chief People Officer of CSpace about his leadership philosophy, his stories about the messiness that happens in the workplace, his experience when he was not a shining example of leadership with heart and what he did to move out of … Read more
68: Leaders With Heart Create A Culture Of Autonomy
In this episode, Heather speaks with Gustavo Tavares of Top Employers Institute Latin America, who recently facilitated a keynote speech which Heather delivered for Harvard Business Review Brasil. He speaks about his leadership style, his refreshing philosophy on empowering his people to chart their own course and his mission to burst the leadership isolation bubble. Key … Read more
30: Leaders with Heart Strike a Balance Between Confidence and Humility
Today on the podcast we have Nick Smarrelli, Owner and CEO of GadellNet Technology Solutions. In this episode, we talk about the roots of his leadership, how he merges culture with data and other unique ways that he leads his organization. The key takeaways in this episode are: Culture is meaningless if we do not … Read more
19: Leaders with Heart Take a Holistic Approach in Building Relationships with Their Employees
Today on the podcast we have Dirk Frese, PhD, Director of Sales and Marketing at Julabo USA. He is also Executive Director of WISDOM (Women In Science Demonstrating Outstanding Merits), a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering, supporting and mentoring women in science. In this episode, we talk about cross-cultural communication, managing a global team, the … Read more
