About this podcast
A leadership and personal growth podcast exploring how to navigate change, build mental fitness, and choose growth over comfort. Real conversations with leaders who turned insight into action and created lasting transformation.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 72 episodes
- The Hidden Cost of Avoiding Conversations with Dyann McDowell · 1 h 4 min · Season 2 Episode 72What happens when leaders avoid difficult conversations at work? How does unresolved conflict affect employee trust, engagement, and workplace culture? In this episode of The…
- When Passion Becomes the Problem with Dr. David Shar · 1 h 7 min · Season 2 Episode 71What happens when the work you love starts burning you out? In this episode of The BOLT Podcast, Todd Bertsch sits down with behavioral scientist and work passion researcher Dr…
- The Decision Line: Where AI Ends and Human Judgment Begins with Heather Mallette · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 70AI can give leaders more information, recommendations, and answers than ever before. But having better answers does not automatically mean we are making better decisions. In this…
- Are You Climbing the Right Mountain? | With Chuck Garcia · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 69What happens when professional success no longer feels like enough? Chuck Garcia shares how defining moments led him to reconsider achievement, purpose, and service after more…
- How to Become a Leader People Want to Follow with Chris McClure · 1 h 4 min · Season 2 Episode 68Chris McClure explains what separates a manager from a leader people genuinely want to follow. You’ll learn why promoting high performers without leadership development can hurt…
- The Truth About Equity with Celeste Warren · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 67This episode explains what equity means, how it differs from equality, and why equitable leadership can help people perform at their best. Celeste Warren draws on decades of HR…
- Leadership Is Stewardship with Kyle Wells · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 64Kyle Wells, President of Champion Personnel, shares how leaders can build trust, strengthen culture, improve retention, and guide teams through uncertainty by putting people…
- Know Yourself. Lead Yourself. Change Everything. With Dana Williams · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 65Know Yourself Before Leading Others Learn why self-awareness is the foundation of authentic leadership and how understanding your strengths, values, habits, and blind spots can…
- How Great Leaders Build Loyal Teams with Dave Walter · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 64What makes employees stay, grow, and give their best every day? In this episode, Todd Bertsch sits down with veteran leadership executive Dave Walter to explore the principles of…
- Your Brain Is a Real Ahole: Making Managers Suck Less with Dr. Jamie Lewis Smith · 1 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 63Why do smart, capable people overthink, avoid difficult conversations, resist change, and sometimes become ineffective leaders? According to psychologist and executive coach Dr…
- How to Break Out of the Sea of Sameness and Become Unforgettable with Jason Zygadlo · 1 h 17 min · Season 2 Episode 62What makes someone stand out in a crowded job market, competitive industry, or rapidly changing world? In this episode, we explore how personal branding, resilience, and…
- The Secret to Leadership and Work-Life Harmony with Andre Young · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 61In this episode, we explore why leadership is one of the most important skills people are rarely taught. The conversation covers burnout, difficult conversations, work-life…
- Empowering Women to Lead Fearlessly with Hope Yin · 1 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 60This episode explores how leaders can navigate personal hardship, career pressure, identity shifts, and rapid technological change without losing themselves in the process. The…
- What Got You Here Is Holding You Back: The Slow Drift Into Misalignment with Megan Leasher · 1 h 4 min · Season 2 Episode 59What if the real issue isn’t burnout—but misalignment? In this episode of the BOLT, I sit down with Megan Leasher, organizational psychologist and executive coach, to explore why…
- Your Inner Critic Is Costing You More Than You Think with Christopher Salem · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 58Leadership doesn’t break down during the easy moments—it breaks down under pressure. In this episode of The BOLT, Todd Bertsch sits down with emotional intelligence and…
- Why Empathy Wins in Leadership with Dr. Melissa Robinson · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 57Empathy is often dismissed as “soft” until you see its impact on trust, retention, and performance. In this episode, Todd sits down with Dr. Melissa Robinson to explore why…
- From Empty Success to Abundant Living with Drew Norton · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 56You don’t forget the moment everything changes. Drew Norton shares the night he walked into sirens, panic, and his six-month-old son barely breathing—and how that single moment…
- The Leadership Power of Putting Yourself First with Kathy Sullivan · 56 min · Season 2 Episode 55In this episode of The BOLT Podcast, Todd sits down with Kathy Sullivan—organizational development consultant, executive coach, and author of Moms Eat First—for a powerful…
- Why Smart Leaders Do Stupid Things with Michael Krumpak · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 54In this episode, Todd Bertsch sits down with Michael E. Krumpak to challenge the myth that “smart” leadership is enough. Together, they unpack a practical, story-driven roadmap…
- From Change Management to Meaningful Change Leadership with Leslie Ellis · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 53The hardest part of change isn’t the plan or the platform—it’s leadership. In this episode, Todd sits down with Leslie Ellis, CEO of Meaningful Change Consulting, to unpack why…
