Welcome to the Blue Shirt Leadership Podcast. I interview blue-collar business owners who are building their leadership house. On this podcast as they share their insights into their lives and businesses. These 30-45 minute conversations are packed with fun stories, helpful insights, and more. I ask every guest to share one insight (or more, of course!) with my listeners that, when applied over time, the listener will experience massive change for their future! Tune in every Tuesday to learn powerful communication, leadership, and business insights. If you’re not careful, you might just become a SAGE Leader!
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Do you have head trash? Do you have negative thoughts that are swirling around causing you to doubt yourself? In this interview with Renie Cavallari, we dive into our Head Trash. Sounds fun, right? Renie shares too many insights to include here but a few jumped out to me in our interview. People struggle to change their behaviors and most of us don't like to.
But when we go through a process to become aware of our potential, the desire to change grows significantly. Renie teaches us to do this through writing, getting feedback from others, and creating an environment that is safe for change.
In her book, HeadTrash: The Leading Killer of Human Potential she teaches readers to Own it, Shift it, and Dump it. With the two fundamental keys being to ask yourself the right powerful questions and to lean into gratitude. Renie shares her favorite questions to ask herself when the headtrash starts swirling around - Who do I want to be right now?
Who is Renie Cavallari (re-knee cav-a-laurie)? Known as a “dynamo who colors outside the lines, Renie Cavallari is an award-winning organizational anthropologist and member of the prestigious National Speakers Association. She is the owner of 4 companies, most notably the founder of Aspire, a globally awarded leadership development, training, and strategic growth firm; along with the RCI Institute, an awakening human potential research and leadership lab.
For over 25 years, Renie has worked with thousands of leaders and entrepreneurs around the globe to help their companies be better at what they do by providing practical, action-oriented applications, and proven processes to improve performance.
She is a Philly girl with a serious wanderlust problem; an aspiring jazz flutist, passionate cook, and the author of 6 books with her latest, HEADTRASH, the Leading Killer of Human Potential… an Amazon bestseller that recently won the best new business book from the prestigious Hollywood Book Festival Awards.
Like what you heard? You can engage with the SAGE Community on Facebook. Check us out https://www.facebook.com/groups/sagemindsetgroup I hope to see you there!
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
When we are children learning to walk we fall 1000s of times but never give up. Alexandra believes this is the resilience too many of us lose in running our companies.
In her business, Crisis Ally, she helps organizations strategize for the risks they have yet to face. Both physically and organizationally. This business was born out of her passion to protect others and a moment of clarity during the tragic events of 9/11.
Alexandra Hoffmann is the CEO of Crisis Ally, which helps Crisis Management teams thrive through crises. Crisis Ally is a woman-owned company that promotes diversity and blends complementary professional expertise, background, and experience through various partnerships.
Thanks to a career with the French government and large international corporations, Alexandra has a rich operational and multicultural experience base with strong expertise in Business Resilience, its boosting factors, and best practices to manage it.
Alexandra is regularly interviewed in the print media to discuss corporate resilience topics, including Authority Magazine, Business Insider, or Thrive Global. She also wrote for ASIS Security Management Magazine, and regularly presents at international events.
Alexandra has an LLB in Criminal Law from Paris University, France, an M.Sc. in Corporate Security from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. Alexandra is also a Certified Coach, trained in Neurosciences, and a Certified Yoga Teacher. Last but not least, Alexandra is a mom of 2!
To connect with Alexandra, please visit: https://www.crisisally.com/
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
In today's episode of the SAGE Mindset podcast, I interview Functional Nutritionist, Liz Morgan. Liz has a passion to help people take care of their bodies and this planet with proper eating. She shares some memorable perspectives on battling your body, stress, and a malnourished America.
Liz is a functional nutritionist specializing in recovery from digestive infections, digestive insufficiency, liver health, blood sugar imbalances, inflammation, food sensitivities, chronic pain, sleep, hormonal and thyroid disorders.
Liz is a past environmental lawyer, holds a master's degree in environmental policy, is the author of the Falcon Guide on foraging for wild edible plants in the Rocky Mountains, and is dedicated to transforming the food culture into one that makes people and ecosystems healthy and vibrant.
You can connect with Liz directly by visiting: https://www.lizmorgannutrition.com/
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
If you are looking for ways to boost your confidence in a new role you have whether that be in sales, leadership, or otherwise. Follow along with this coaching call as I connect with Jessica Tietjen and we develop a powerful plan to help her build confidence and momentum in her sales.
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Jessica Tietjen, J.D., is a spouse, mother, leader, lawyer, talent management professional, technology enthusiast, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, and now both a writer and consultant. Jessica’s purpose is to help people live exceptional lives and believes workplaces can and should contribute. She wrote her first book The Exceptional Life R-Evolution to share key insights, learning, and practices to help individuals in any role, location, and place evolve to peak performance.
Jessica is the owner of Evolving to Exceptional which provides training, resources, and tools for individuals, and partners closely with workplaces to evolve them from good to exceptional!
To connect with Jessica, visit https://www.evolvingtoexceptional.com
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
In this episode, Tyler shares several stories from his years performing and the lessons he learned in the process. He teaches us the power of story and speaking the raw naked truth about your life. Tyler reminds us that we all have stories to tell and when told well, you can impact people in profound ways.
When you tune in, you'll hear several examples of how to do this as Tyler shares some great stories. A great takeaway is don't share a story without a point and a point must have a story. In the second half of the interview, I coach Tyler about a mental block he is experiencing in his business. Make sure to tune into the second half so you don't miss it.
Tyler Foley is an accomplished film and stage performer and has been acting in film and television since he was 6 years old. He has appeared in productions including Freddy Vs Jason, Door to Door, Carrie, and the musical Ragtime. Tyler is passionate about helping others confidently take the stage and impact an audience with their stories. He is currently the Managing Director of Total Buy-In and author of the #1 best-selling book The Power to Speak Naked.
You can connect with Tyler by visiting https://www.seantylerfoley.com/
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Tyler Hendon is a best-selling author, public speaker, consultant, and professional human resources expert. In this episode, Tyler discusses the influence of social media on our everyday lives as well as the lives of our children.
We speak about fake news, skewed viewpoints, and finding genuine truth.
To connect with Tyler, visit https://themiragebook.com/
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge is a mental health trailblazer, founder of The Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health, and media expert who is, “Changing the way we view and treat children’s mental health”.
Her work has helped thousands reverse the most challenging conditions: ADHD, anxiety, mood, Lyme, and PANS/PANDAS using PROVEN holistic therapies. She is often featured on dozens of media outlets.
Through her interviews and media appearances, Dr. Roseann has reached over 2 billion people on the topic of children's mental health and she won't be slowing down any time soon!
In today's episode, Dr. Roseann shares about the stresses children are experiencing and how there are nonmedicinal therapy's available to these children that do make a difference.
A few insights she shared in this episode include being okay with your own opinion and loving yourself for having one. Trust the input you have received in life from the higher power in your life. Finally, she suggests removing the non-go-givers in your life and surround yourself with givers.
You can connect with Dr. Roseann directly by visiting https://www.facebook.com/DrRoseannCapannaHodge/
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
In part three of this series, I look at the powerful practice of prayer in leadership and how you can use it to be more reflective, get powerful insights, unlock vision in your leadership, and release stress.
These are only a few of the benefits of being a praying leader. In this episode, I also challenge you to start doing two things.
- Write down the ideas, stressors, wants, and struggles that you have as a leader then release then through prayer. When you do this consistently, my promise to you is that you will have a freer, less stressed, and more powerful leadership experience than you have now.
- The second challenge is to wake up early and as your first real action of the day - pray. Don't listen to an audiobook, check your email, or look at social media. Get up and quietly reflect/pray. This is not meditation but praying in gratitude and in request for the things that you really want.
Prayer is a strange topic in the world of business but we all know whether you believe in God or not, there is tremendous power in prayer. I choose to believe God is answering.
If you want to learn more about this practice or share how prayer has impacted your leadership, please email me kyle@gillettesolutions.com.
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
In this episode, I interview Jacqueline Wales. We touch on so many powerful insights and pieces of wisdom I can't put it all here but 3 points that stood out for me were:
- Learn to leverage your fear and turn it into courage.
- Trusting yourself is a crucial piece to growth and overcoming fear.
- Ask. If you want something, ask for it. Simple.
For more than 35 years, Jacqueline Wales has explored human behavior and asked tough questions to discover hard truths. She believes in the power of fearlessness to create the career and life you want.
As a motivational speaker, professional coach, author of The Fearless Factor and other books, Jacqueline has helped countless people become more empowered, confident, and resilient.
Her work focuses on leaders who will dig into self-discovery, take accountability for their actions and responsibility for their decisions. She challenges herself daily to be better and challenges her clients to do the same—pushing boundaries and breaking through excuses to achieve results.
To connect with Jacqueline, please visit her at the following links.
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Welcome to another episode! I have a fun interview for you today. Liz and Jason Medwid are my guests and they come to the show full of wisdom from their experiences hosting their own podcast as well as all the bumps and bruises along the way.
In this episode, Liz and Jason share some powerful insights about improv, leadership, and just plain having fun.
- The importance of reimagining roles and how that can impact a team and leadership
- Having mutually shared goals
- Determining and maintaining a vision and purpose to stay focused on
- The importance of discovering and training your own voice
- Harnessing the power of outside the box thinking
Elizabeth has been podcasting for two years as the character “Miss Elizabeth.” She has an MA in English, experience as an educator in English Literature, as well as over a decade of experience as a business owner developing websites for businesses of different types and sizes.
Jason has been podcasting and creating original music from his home studio for over two years. He is a Computing Sciences graduate and works in IT as a business intelligence analyst.
Elizabeth and Jason are passionate about making the world better by sharing uplifting music and comedy fiction. They believe that communication through the arts can have a significant positive impact on each individual, including the creator and the audience.
They also believe that “culture leads politics,” meaning that culture and the arts are the best way to have an impact on individuals and society.
Website https://www.thesmilesyndicate.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheSmileSyndicate
Twitter https://twitter.com/smilesyndicate
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Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
You are in for a treat on this episode. Dr. Alexander shares some fascinating information and really helpful tips/ideas for us busy business professionals. Join me as I interview Hypnotherapist, Dr. Alexander.
Annie Alexander, the owner of Northwest Hypnosis Center, is a nationally accredited hypnotherapist, with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and 30 years of experience in the mental health, health care, and business industries.
She helps people eliminate unwanted behaviors as well as achieve their goals - extremely quickly, effectively and sustainably. Most people complete hypnotherapy in 5-6 sessions and recover motivation, self-management, confidence, clarity, and peace of mind.
Hypnosis is not a magic pill, but results are miraculous. Annie uses all the tools of modern and advanced hypnosis as well as her years of expertise to help you achieve results.
Music on this episode
We Feel by tubebackr https://soundcloud.com/tubebackr
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Richard Tran, D.C. has dedicated his life to a Pro-Active approach in the healing arts since 2004 when he obtained his Doctorate in Chiropractic from Southern California University of Health Sciences. Dr. Tran’s primary vision is focused on the removal of nerve interference which will help the body to do what it is fully capable of doing – healing Itself.
In this episode, Dr. Tran and I discuss the many ways that chiropractic care can help in the natural healing process of the body and the parallels to life coaching.
From his multi-layered approach to his patients to his amazing depth of knowledge, enjoy learning from someone who is truly passionate about their craft and the people they serve.
How to reach Dr. Tran: https://colorchiropractic.com/
Author mentioned on episode: https://www.heidihaavik.com/
Music on this episode
We Feel by tubebackr https://soundcloud.com/tubebackr
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
In this live episode, we focus on the 6 ways to eliminate hurry from your life. There are so many things in our lives that create hurry and worry. What we really need is to create the habits and systems to eliminate this approach to work and life. The 6 S's in this episode will help you do just that!
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
People deal with frustration, anger, anxiety, and similar emotions in two basic ways. Some steam off like a teapot while others let it build up inside like a pressure cooker.
In this episode, I explain the difference to help you identify which one you are. Then we look at how to use this knowledge to help you steam off in your own specific way and help others to do the same.
By the time you're done listening to this episode, you'll have a whole new perspective on teapots and pressure cookers!
Music On This Episode
We Feel by tubebackr
https://soundcloud.com/tubebackr