REAL TALK / LEAD NOW
REAL TALK is now called LEAD NOW
Where real leaders talk real about leading in the real world.
REAL TALK has changed its name to LEAD NOW.
LEAD NOW has two amazing components.
Here are the original REAL TALK INTERVIEWS.
They will also be available in our new LEAD NOW Podcast Series.
MY LEADERSHIP JOURNEY
BRINGING THE JUICE - EVERY DAY
Dave Canales
Coach, Seattle Seahawks
Mark and Dave breakdown Dave's leadership journey. Come for some exclusive Seahawks stories, stay for the tips on how leadership growth can help excel at the highest level.
REVEREND JOYCE SMITH
HAVE HOPE. BE COMPASSIONATE. BE A COMMUNICATOR.
A Spiritual Perspective on Everyday Leadership
Joyce Smith is a reverend and pastor in the AME Zion Church in Vancouver, Washington. She is also a mother, wife, and workplace leader.
Reverend Smith will share with Mark some of her life's experiences that have taught her a thing or two about people, hope, compassion, and communication.
KVON TUCKER
WORK FIRST ON YOU
Head of Leadership at Google Staffing
CEO/Founder of Consciously
Kvon is known by colleagues as the leader whisperer, a fitting title given his gift for helping leaders see and become the best version of themselves – the leaders their world needs them to be.
DR. ERIKA FIGGE
STEP IN & STEP UP
World class athlete. Doctor. Leader. Mother. Wellness Expert.
Mark holds a candid conversation with Dr. Figge and learns about how she discovered who she is and what she is capable of – primarily through her choices to step in and step up.
BARRY RELLAFORD
MAKING INSPIRED DECISIONS IS A
CAPACITY WITHIN US ALL
Culture & Growth Coach
Barry is a Culture and Growth Coach. He is also a strategic advisor to Mark.
Barry and Mark talk about a practical method for nurturing and harvesting inspired decision making within us. It's more than intellect, creativity, or wisdom. It's at the center of the human experience. And it can have bottom-line impact.
LEADING IN A VIRTUAL WORLD
John Hester
Sr. Consulting Partner, The Blanchard Companies
John and Mark discuss the realities, challenges, and opportunities associated with leading in a virtual work environment.
PAUL TASNER
YOUR AGE MATTERS
– PERHAPS DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU THINK
Entrepreneur, Ted Talk Presenter, Advocate for the Environment, Agism, and Other Good Causes
After working continuously for other people for 40 years, Paul was abruptly fired at age 64 ... mostly because he was ... 64. So, he did the obvious and started his own business. Paul's inspiring story brings agism, activism, and ingenuity into focus.
ROD WALKER
PRESIDENT of KOTTER CONSULTING
Let's Talk Change
Rod Walker is the president of Kotter Consulting, a world leader in strategic and systemic change. Rod will talk with Mark about some of the key realities and opportunities facing us right now to make meaningful change, and what true leadership needs to look like in that effort.
LET'S TALK FRESH START
David Berry
VP People & Culture, Municipal
David and Mark discuss the importance of organizational culture, and why right now is the best time for a fresh start – as a business, team, and individual.
LET'S TALK MUNICIPAL
Culture First – Cool Product Next
Harry Arnett
Founder/CEO of Municipal
David Berry
VP People & Culture, Municipal
MUNICIPAL makes very cool product. But that's not the whole story. What's also very cool is how they are creating culture first. MUNICIPAL.COM Join us and learn what they have learned.
LET'S TALK TRANSFORMATION
Molly Davis
Leadership Coach, Author, Advisor
Mark and Molly have an unscripted and spontaneous conversation about what "transformation" really means – beyond the buzzword and below the surface. Today is not just an ideal time to engage in transformation, it is essential for survival and continued success.
ENGAGE. EDUCATE. EMPOWER.
It's Who I Am. It's What I Do.
Barbara Bell, Ed.D.
Pilot. Naval Officer. Executive. Author. Educator. Leader.
Barbara Bell is all about engaging, educating, and empowering. As one of the first women to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and as an aviator, Barbara knows what it means to be in the minority, and she knows how significantly education can change a life.
Barbara shares with Mark some of her most cherished lessons and insights from her multifaceted career - still in the making.
LET'S TALK SUCCESS MINDSETS
Keys to Unlocking Your Greater Success
Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D.
Leadership Professor. Best Selling Author. Researcher.
Mark explores with Ryan the powerful and practical influence our mindsets have on our beliefs, thinking, behavior, and ultimate success.
A leader that doesn't know the power of mindsets is like a chef that doesn't know the magic of butter.
MANAGING GROWTH, CONFLICT, AND INNOVATION
The Dame Brothers
Founders of Proof Eyewear
Taylor, Brooks and Tanner Dame are brothers and founders of Proof Eyewear. Together, they transformed an existing family business into multiple successful ventures, and learned many valuable lessons along the way.
LEAD with HEART. MOVE with CAUSE.
G Cody QJ Goldberg
Father. Leader. Founder of Harper's Playground.
Cody shares with Mark his amazing life story, how he went from playing drums in Mexico to an amazing career at adidas and RedBull.
Then how he and his wife, April, led a movement that designed, funded and built the first totally inclusive playground in Portland, OR. Their passion project, Harper’s Playground, was featured on NBC’s the TODAY Show and their family had a day named for them by the mayor of Portland for their efforts.
EVERYDAY LEADERS
Who they are. Why they are essential.
How to grow them.
Frank Boudreau
Author. Leadership Coach. Advisor.
Mark and Frank will discuss the bottom-line value of the "everyday leader." Frank will share several of his insights after years of direct experience coaching leaders in the aerospace, logistics, and technology industries. Many of his greatest successes have been in helping engineers and technology professionals discover their own leadership capabilities and focus them toward absolute workplace needs. Frank will also point out that the everyday leader is needed - not only in the workplace - but also in the community, the ball field, the home, and the congregation.
QCHANGE
ACCELERATING THE LEADER EXPERIENCE
James Kelley, Ph.D.
Rob Buckingham
John Howes, Ph.D.
The founders of qChange talk about their promising tool that helps leaders learn right within the context of their every day role as a leader.
YOUR LEARNING STRATEGY: HOW'S THAT WORKING?
Paul Swan, Ph.D.
Learning Strategist.
Dr. Paul Swan has been actively involved in designing and developing corporate management, customer service, and product training for Fortune 500 companies for the past twenty years.
Paul shares what he has learned on what works well ... and not so well ... when it comes to strategic learning initiatives.
BOOST YOUR ROI ON LEARNING
Rob Matzkin
Entrepreneur, Co-Founder at MyQuest
Mark and Rob explore the challenges and pitfalls of workplace learning, and how many leaders and organizations are frustrated by the lack of return on learning. They also discuss how to fix that.
LEARNING & LEADING IN HEALTHCARE
Larry Hancock
Healthcare Executive & Professor
Mark and Larry examine some of the current realities and opportunities associated with learning and leading in the essential field of healthcare.
MESSAGE MATTERS
Tanya Sullivan
President, Plus One Strategic Communications
Mark and Tanya discuss why leadership messaging matters and how to get the words right.
OWNERSHIP SPIRIT
Dennis Deaton
CEO, Quma Learning
Mark and Dennis discuss the powerful affect of "owner" thinking over "victim" thinking on individual leaders, particularly on leadership teams.
MY LEADERSHIP JOURNEY
BRINGING THE JUICE - EVERY DAY
Dave Canales
Coach, Seattle Seahawks
Mark and Dave breakdown Dave's leadership journey. Come for some exclusive Seahawks stories, stay for the tips on how leadership growth can help excel at the highest level.
