Lead the People

Lead the People

Hosted by: Matt Poepsel, PhD

Lead The People is your guide to unlocking your true potential as an authentic leader. Hosted by Dr. Matt Poepsel—The Godfather of Talent Optimization—this podcast dives deep into the art and science of what it takes...

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#45: Building a Leadership Foundation with Jonathan Ribskis

Episode Sponsor The Predictive Index: https://www.predictiveindex.com About Jonathan Jonathan Ribskis is the Director of Talent Optimization for Builtech Services, a nationwide commercial general contractor with...
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#44: Uniquely Normal Leadership with Matt Lesser

Matt Lesser is the Founder/CEO of Uniquely Normal, LLC, which exists to equip and train leaders to build flourishing team members and organizations through empathy, empowerment, and excellence. Matt has had the honor...
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#43: Promoting Women to the CEO Role with Luann Abrams

Luann Abrams is the founder of CEOX, an organization whose mission is to elevate women into CEO, C-Suite and board roles. She is a partner in The Abrams Group, advising, investing in, and supporting the people,...
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#42: Great Leaders Tell Great Stories with Robert Mattson

Robert founded INTRIGUE (formerly ITM Speakers) based on the idea that communication started with intrigue and ended with impact. He guides the company using lessons learned from decades as a high-tech marketing...
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#41: Retail Leadership Therapy with Kit Campoy

Kit Campoy spent 24 years leading teams in retail stores. In 2022, she threw her store keys in the safe and left the career she loved to write full-time. She now writes, reads, and talks about leadership daily. She...
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#40: Leadership as a Lifeline with Dr. Susan Landers

Dr. Susan Landers has thirty-four years of experience in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). She practiced in academic medicine (on the faculty of two medical schools) and in private practice. She authored over...
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#39: Leadership Lessons Learned with Susan Hobson and Rob Kalwarowsky

Susan Hobson is a High-Performance Leadership Coach, published author, Founder/CEO of Elite High Performance Inc., and a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. Susan’s science-based Elite High-Performance Coaching...
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#38: Responsible Leadership with Dr. Marisol Capellan

Dr. Marisol Capellan is an internationally recognized and award-winning educator, TEDx speaker, executive coach, and corporate trainer. She is the Founder of The Capellan Institute, a leadership, coaching, and...
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#37: Improving Team Dynamics with Jennifer Dulski

Jennifer Dulski is CEO and founder of Rising Team, a SaaS company that equips managers with the tools and training to build engaged, connected and successful teams. She has a wide range of executive experience in...
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#36: Coaching at Scale with Paul Burton

Paul Burton is the Founder of C-Coach, a science-backed coaching technology platform. As a leader who turns problems into solutions, Paul uses that passion to make a positive impact on people. Merging empathy and...
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#35: Level Up Your Education with Tom Stewart

Tom Stewart has over 30 years experience in the U.S. Army. He has served in various leadership capacities including Battalion Commander while deployed in Afghanistan. Tom also served in multiple executive level staff...
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#34: Learning Ecosystems with Katja Schipperheijn

Katja Schipperheijn is an internationally recognized learning strategist and founder of Habit of Improvement, a consultancy that focuses on learning strategies that foster growth and well-being in a human-machine...
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