Motivated To Lead Podcast - Mark Klingsheim

This week we interview Dr. Brian Epperson. Brian is the Founder of Human Performance Advisors, a performance and executive coaching firm. He works one-on-one with senior leaders, helping them navigate challenging issues that impact them professionally and personally.  Prior to starting Human Performance Advisors, he worked in banking and telecommunications, where he gained extensive experience leading large-scale change and reengineering initiatives in finance, operations, information technology, engineering, human resources, and business development.  Dr. Epperson is a Full Professor of Business at Newman University, teaching leadership, cultural and, executive development in both the Master of Business and Doctorate of Business programs. at He is a frequent speaker, panelist, and trainer in the areas of coaching, leadership, leadership dysfunction, personal transformation, organizational change and innovation. Recognizing today’s fast-paced and challenging corporate landscape, he developed a proprietary cha

In this episode, we revisit our interview with Lucienne (Lucie) Ide, M.D., Ph.D., a healthcare innovator, the Founder and Chairman of Rimidi. Her diverse experiences in medicine, science, venture capital, and technology to transform the delivery of chronic care management.   Before starting Rimidi in 2012, Dr. Ide was a physicist at the National Security Agency, Raytheon Systems Corporation, and Monarch Capital Partners, a venture capital firm. She holds a joint M.D./Ph.D. degree from Emory University.

This week we interview Kristi Piehl. Kristi started Media Minefield in 2010 following a 12-year career as an Emmy Award-winning television news reporter. Media Minefield is a national award-winning, one-of-a-kind public relations agency with a Storycentric Marketing approach specializing in earned media, social media, digital advertising and crisis communications. She is dedicated to creating a unique workplace culture with policies that value families, flexibility and health. She has been honored to receive the 2024 PRNEWS Top Women Award, the 2023 PRNEWS People of the Year Award and be named one of Minnesota’s 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders. Media Minefield has also won numerous awards including Best Place to Work by Inc., Fortune Magazine and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, one of the fastest-growing private companies in Minneapolis and was voted the Best Public Relations Firm in Finance & Commerce’s 2024 Reader Rankings. Kristi is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs of all gende

This week, we revisit our interview with Heather Simonsen. Heather is the CEO and Board Member of Boomerang Medical, Inc., a bioelectronic medicine company focused on autoimmune diseases.  Throughout her career, Ms. Simonsen has served in numerous executive leadership roles, most recently as the President of PQ Bypass, Inc., a medtech company acquired in 2021 in one of the highest-valued vascular device exits in the past decade. Prior to that, she held senior leadership roles at both venture-funded medical technology startups, five of which were acquired, as well as Fortune 500 companies such as Abbott and Johnson & Johnson.  She spent the early part of her career in hospital administration and management consulting with a specialty focus on risk management for healthcare organizations. Her record of effectively and efficiently bringing multiple companies from start-up to liquidity, including the successful sale of PQ Bypass. In addition to her operating roles, Simonsen was one of the founding board memb

In this week's episode, we revisit our interview with Alden Mills. Alden became a nationally ranked rower, a gold medalist in the Olympic Festival, and captain of the freshman and varsity teams at the U.S. Naval Academy. As a Navy SEAL, he led his platoon through multiple missions. After discharge from the military, he founded Perfect Fitness. He led it to growth of over 12,000% annual sales of $90 million, and Inc. magazine recognition as the fastest-growing consumer products in America in just three years. He developed over 40 patents, including the Perfect Pushup, Perfect Pullup, Perfect Sit-up, and Perfect Ab Carver. Alden’s books include Be Unstoppable: The 8 Essential Actions to Succeed at Anything and Unstoppable Teams: The Four Essential Actions of High-Performance Leadership. He has been featured on ABC’s Nightline, CBS This Morning, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, and more. He serves on the boards of several non-profits. For tools and resources to help you become unstoppable, visit Alden-Mills.

In this episode, we revisit our interview with Kristie Paskvan. Kristie is an experienced board member and CFO/COO/President with over 25 years of experience assisting diversified financial services, asset management, real estate, insurance, and professional services companies to grow their businesses worldwide. Kristie is a board director at First Women’s Bank (FWB) - a de novo bank launched in 2021; SmithBucklin - a Chicago-based association management company; and the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), which provides objective state insurance rate and loss cost recommendations. She is a member of the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago board of directors, where she chairs the Stronger Neighborhoods committee and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce board. Additionally, she is a member of the University of Illinois Dean’s Business Council for the Gies College of Business. Kristie is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), attaining Certified Board Director status. K

This week, we revisit our conversation with Peter Greer. Peter is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked internationally as a microfinance adviser in Cambodia and Zimbabwe and as managing director for Urwego Bank in Rwanda. He received a B.S. in international business from Messiah University and an MPP in political and economic development from Harvard's Kennedy School.  Peter’s favorite part of his job is spending time with the entrepreneurs HOPE serves—whether harvesting coffee with farmers in Rwanda, dancing alongside savings groups in Haiti, or visiting the greenhouses of entrepreneurs in Ukraine. As an advocate for the Church’s role in missions and alleviating extreme poverty, Peter has co-authored over 10 books, including Mission Drift (selected as a 2015 Book Award Winner from Christianity Today), Rooting for Rivals (selected as a 201

This week, we revisited our interview with Darrell Johnson. Darrell has built expertise in the healthcare industry, identifying how data systems may be applied to improve patient outcomes, decrease healthcare utilization costs, and increase provider care delivery efficiencies. His passion centers on not simply bringing technologies to market but the successful implementation and utilization of these technologies within the entire healthcare system, including patients. He has utilized his marketing and business skills for over twenty years to identify and develop transformational business models across multiple healthcare industries, including pharmaceutical, capital equipment, implantable therapy devices, and medical software. Darrell is the Chief Strategy Officer at RLDatix, a global SaaS healthcare company aiming to improve quality, safety, and risk outcomes. Before RLDatix, Darrell spent three years as Cerner’s first Chief Marketing Officer and the global EHR leader and twelve years in various leadership r

 This week, we revisited our interview with Beverly Behan. Bev is one of the foremost global experts on board effectiveness, having worked with nearly 200 Boards of Directors (largely S&P1500s) over the past 25 years. She’s worked with boards across the United States and around the world on a range of issues, including the design of genuinely worthwhile board and director evaluations and the development of comprehensive CEO and board succession plans. She also consults to Board Chairs and new CEOs about optimizing their effectiveness in leading and working with their boards.  Bev is the author of the governance classic, Great Companies Deserve Great Boards, named Governance Book of the Year by Directors & Boards magazine in 2012 and Board & Director Evaluations:  Innovations for 21st Century Governance Committees. Becoming a Boardroom Star, debuted as the #1 New Release on Amazon in corporate governance. We discuss her newest book New CEOs and Boards.

This week, we revisit our interview with Ryan Hawk. Ryan is the founder and host of The Learning Leader Show, a leadership podcast with millions of listeners in more than 150 countries. He inspires excellence in leaders looking to take their game to the next level. Forbes called his first book, Welcome to Management – How to Grow From Top Performer to Excellent Leader, “the best leadership book of 2020.” His second book, The Pursuit of Excellence, sold through its first print run in eight hours. It explores the uncommon behaviors of the world’s most productive achievers. Forbes wrote, “The Pursuit of Excellence is the most dynamic leadership book of 2022, delivering a masterclass on how to apply the most useful habits to real life.” Ryan has served as the keynote speaker on leadership-related topics for hundreds of leadership conferences, national sales meetings, leadership retreats, and new manager trainings. He also facilitates Leadership Circles that offer structured guidance and collaborative feedback f

This week, we interviewed Rick Boven. Rick leads the Stakeholder Stategies. He was a strategic management consultant for over 25 years and was the founding partner of the Boston Consulting Group in New Zealand. He also served as the Director of the New Zealand Institute. An Accredited Fellow of the Institute of Directors, Rick's directorships have included ASB Bank, Sovereign Insurance, Wellington Drive Technologies, Simtics and SimTutor. Rick has worked with leading companies in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.A in a wide range of industries including financial services, industrial distribution, energy, telecommunications, information technology and on-line, transport, manufacturing, and agriculture.  He has a Ph.D. in Environment Management from the University of Auckland, a Master of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management, and a Master of Arts (Psychology) from Victoria University of Wellington. Rick has university teaching experience in psychology, social work, rese

This week welcome Andrea Schilling as our guest for our podcast. Andrea serves as a Strategic Advisor focusing on Talent and Culture. Her role at MPowered Capital spans the areas of organizational design, talent, and strategic communications. In addition, she is responsible for oversight of the firm’s Multiplier Program, which brings experience and resources to diverse emerging investment managers to help reduce the start-up or scale-up cost and friction associated with launching a new firm or scaling an emerging firm. As a former Senior Managing Director at Värde Partners, Andrea serves as a bridge between the two organizations. Andrea led the development of Värde’s Human Capital function as Global Head of Human Resources for more than a decade before transitioning into a role focused on Internal Communications and strategic projects. Prior to joining Värde, Andrea spent 10 years as Chief Human Resource Officer for a large national public accounting firm. In that role, she was a frequent speaker on the topi

This week we revisit our conversation with Michael Critelli. Mike is the former Chairman and CEO of Pitney Bowes. He has been a Fortune 500 company leader, a mailing industry leader, a serial entrepreneur, and a member of multiple non-profit and for-profit fiduciary and advisory Boards, including a 22 ½ year tenure as an Eaton Corporation Board member.   He delivered a total return for Pitney Bowes shareholders that exceeded the S&P 500 index during his 11-year CEO tenure, despite a declining US mailing market.  He led the company through a transition to digital technology product and software transition and built the foundation for the company’s later pivot to digital commerce. Pitney Bowes did 80 acquisitions and both a spin-off and multiple divestitures on his watch. He and Pitney Bowes won numerous awards for leadership development, diversity and inclusion, adherence to ethical standards, commitment to communities, and world-class health program.  He produced a full-length feature film called From the

This week, we revisit our interview with Judy Zimmer, who is an executive coach, national speaker, and team leader. Judy has dedicated her career to showing already successful leaders how to leverage their brand, create more happiness, and be more productive.  As president of Coachology.us, Judy has had the privilege of working with 4400+ global leaders. In addition to personal branding, Judy helps clients with how to increase their leadership presence, be more effective communicators, be more productive, increase confidence, and make powerful connections with others.  You can learn more about Judy at coachology.us 

This week, we revisited our interview with Jeff DeGraff. Jeff is an advisor to Fortune 500 companies, a top innovation speaker, a business professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, and a bestselling author. He founded the Innovatrium, an innovation consulting firm focusing on creating innovation culture, capability, and community where he offers three kinds of coaching services: Executive Coaching, Innovation Project Coaching, and Personal Development Coaching. He earned his nickname, the “Dean of Innovation,” while working as an executive for Domino’s Pizza in his youth, where he accelerated Domino’s growth from a regional success story to an international franchise phenomenon. He is also the author on several books on how teams innovate, his most recent being The Innovation Code: The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict.

This week, we revisit our interview with David Burkus, one of the world’s leading business thinkers. David’s forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are changing how companies approach innovation, collaboration, and productivity. As a skilled researcher and inspiring communicator, Burkus’ award-winning books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and his TED Talk has been viewed over 2 million times. By making cutting-edge organizational research accessible and applicable, Burkus pushes audiences to reconsider how they work both individually and in teams and unlocks the methods top performers use to thrive at work and in life. A renowned expert, Burkus’ writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USAToday, Fast Company, and more. He’s been interviewed by NPR, the BBC, CNN, and CBS This Morning. Since 2017, Burkus has been ranked as one of the world’s top business thought leaders by Thinkers50.

This week we revisit our conversation with Marilyn Gist; she is the author of The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility. Marilyn helps others become the leader everyone admires by creating thriving organizations and great results.  She asks us to Imagine a world in which all leaders feel and display a deep regard for others’ dignity.  This is what humility means, and it helps leaders resolve conflict, increase engagement, and optimize performance.  Marilyn speaks and consults widely, based on experience as a scholar, teacher, trainer, and senior leader.  Formerly Associate Dean, Professor of Management, and Executive Director of the Center for Leadership Formation at Seattle University, she began her academic career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She later joined the University of Washington, where she held the Boeing Endowed Professorship of Business. Marilyn earned her BA from Howard University and her MBA and Ph.D. from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, Colle

This week, we revisit our interview with Dr. Mark Shrime. Mark is an internationally renowned speaker, surgeon, and author. He serves as the International Chief Medical Officer at Mercy Ships and a Lecturer in Global Health and Social Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. Mark has written a new book Solving for Why: A Surgeon’s Journey to Discover the Transformative Power of Purpose. He received his MD from the University of Texas and received his Ph.D. in health policy from Harvard University, with a concentration in decision science. When not working, he is an avid photographer and rock climber and has competed on Seasons 8, 9, and 11 of American Ninja Warrior.

This week, we revisit our interview with Molly Fletcher.  Molly made a name for herself as one of the first female sports agents. During her almost two-decade career as President of CSE, Fletcher negotiated over $500 million in contracts and represented over 300 of sports’ biggest names, including Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz, PGA Tour golfer Matt Kuchar, broadcaster Erin Andrews and basketball champion coaches Tom Izzo and Doc Rivers. Today she is one of the world's top 50 keynote speakers, and her TED Talk, “Secrets of a Champion Mindset,” has more than one million views. As host of the popular podcast “Game Changers with Molly Fletcher,” she interviews experts and celebrities in every field. Fletcher is the founder of Game Changer Performance Group training company and the author of five books, most recently “The Energy Clock.”

This week we interviewed Craig Sider. Craig is passionate about unleashing potential in others. He partners with leaders and organizations to help them identify - and move courageously toward - a preferred future. For over three decades, Craig has walked with and served leaders from business, non-profit, and education. He combines insights gleaned from his degrees in business, theology, and leadership development. Craig's approach is to listen deeply and then ask questions that draw out deeper reflection and inspire fresh thinking. Craig shares insights from his new book, “Beyond Your Box: Break Free to Pursue Your Dream”