Leadership Levers
by William Gladhart
When Everything Is Possible, What Comes Next? Curry Chaudoir on…
About this podcast
This podcast spotlights leaders' actions so they may enhance their organization’s performance and culture.
We feature CEOs and industry-recognized Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who share their experiences and insights on three key challenges: people, performance, and profit.
If you are a leader who wants to learn from your peers about improving performance and financial returns, please join us.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 64 episodes
- When Everything Is Possible, What Comes Next? Curry Chaudoir on Leadership After the Exit · 14 min · Season 5 Episode 11What happens when you finally have the freedom to do almost anything, but haven't decided what comes next? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Curry Chaudoir, former CEO and…
- You Have to Show Up: Toni Beck-Doss on Culture, Accountability & Performance · 8 min · Season 5 Episode 10What happens when someone doesn't show up - and everyone else has to absorb the impact? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Toni Beck-Doss, CEO of Mobile Genetics DNA and Level…
- Give People Room to Get It Wrong: Eric Cantu on Building Culture That Scales · 12 min · Season 5 Episode 9What happens when leaders give people permission to make decisions - even if they get some of them wrong? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Eric Cantu, CEO of Precision AI…
- People Before Profit: Frank Clark on Building High-Performance Cultures That Last · 12 min · Season 5 Episode 8What happens when a high performer delivers results, but damages the culture around them? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Frank Clark, President and CEO of Encore…
- What Should We Stop Doing? Monisha Longacre on Creating Space for Growth · 9 min · Season 5 Episode 7What happens when organizations try to do everything at once? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Monisha Longacre, founder of Productivity 101 and a fractional COO, shares why…
- The Exit Isn’t the End: Mike Tracy on Purpose, Identity & Life After Selling a Business · 11 min · Season 5 Episode 6What happens after the deal closes - when the business is no longer yours? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Mike Tracy, founder of Omni HRM, reflects on what comes next…
- Leadership Capacity Under Pressure: Logan Yanovac on Culture, Process & Founder Readiness · 16 min · Season 5 Episode 6What happens when leadership capacity becomes the limiting factor in growth? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Logan Yanovac, CEO and co-founder of the Founder Readiness…
- Consistency Drives Performance: Jon Dario on Standards, Execution & Leadership · 11 min · Season 5 Episode 5What causes performance to break down across an organization — even when you have good people in place? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Jon Dario, founder of Retail…
- Process Before Profit: Andrew Abraham on Building Culture That Actually Scales · 11 min · Season 5 Episode 4What happens when you hire great people, but still don’t get great results? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Andrew Abraham, CEO and co-founder of Heybuddy, shares how early…
- From Wall Street to Garage Startup: Matt Plooster’s Culture-First Blueprint for Investment Banking · 16 min · Season 5 Episode 3What happens when a former Wall Street banker trades skyscrapers for a garage — and builds a mission-driven investment bank from scratch? In this episode of Leadership Levers…
- Your Culture Called - It Wants Its Standards Back: Mike Walrod on Accountability & Leadership Drift · 12 min · Season 5 Episode 2What happens when a leader avoids the hard people decisions—and everyone else quietly lowers their standards to match? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Mike Walrod, founder…
- Culture Is a Power Grid - Chip Higgins on the Energy Behind Organizational Performance · 13 min · Season 5 Episode 1What happens when your culture functions like a power grid — and one small disconnect shuts down momentum across the organization? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Chip…
- From Scrambled Eggs to Empowered Leadership - Joshua Miller’s Journey to Organizational Clarity · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 12What happens when empowered leadership goes unchecked - and everyone "starts running with scissors?" In this episode of Leadership Levers, Joshua Miller, Founder & Principal of…
- The Magician's Approach to Leadership, Culture & Marketing with Jimi Gibson · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 10What happens when rapid growth exposes cracks in your structure - and you decide to rebuild from the inside out? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Jimi Gibson, VP of Brand…
- From Food Service to SaaS - Tucker Graves on Culture, Growth & Asking for Help · 9 min · Season 4 Episode 9What happens when leaders stop pretending and start leading with vulnerability? In this episode of Leadership Levers, Tucker Graves, CEO and co-founder of Pineapple Academy…
- Walking the Digital Floor - Leading Culture & Performance in a Hybrid World with Charles Windsor · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 8The relationship between organizational culture and business success has never been more critical - or more complex. How can today’s leaders strengthen culture in ways that drive…
- Bigger Isn’t Always Better - A VC Reality Check with David Mandel · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 8Is bigger always better? In this episode of Leadership Levers, we sit down with David Mandel, Managing Partner at Emerging Ventures Capital, to explore how culture, capital, and…
- From the Bench to the Boardroom – Building Culture That Wins with Chris Teahan · 14 min · Season 4 Episode 5What does it take to build a winning culture - on the court and in the office? Highlights Covered Why process and mindset matter more than resultsHow a “Pyramid of Success” model…
- From Can’t to Can – Leading Culture Change in High-Stakes Environments with Jeff Huff · 13 min · Season 4 Episode 6What happens when you shift from a culture of “can’t” to a culture of “can”? Highlights Covered How a new leader used the first 90 days to map change across an entire…
- It’s Not the How, It’s the Who - Performance Growth Lessons with Adam Povlitz · 12 min · Season 4 Episode 7Is your next level of growth a process problem or a people problem? Highlights Covered How a three-tier, national franchise model adds complexity to culture alignmentThe…







