12 O'Clock High
A podcast about business leadership with Tom Fox, The Voice of Compliance.
Episodes
12 O'Clock High, an award-winning podcast on business leadership, brings together stories from history, the arts, sports, movies, research, and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Tom Fox speaks with Nick Padlo, a mental health advocate and Founder and CEO of Sophros Recovery, about his diverse professional journey.
Growing up in Jacksonville, Florida, Padlo attended West Point and served in the U.S. A...
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August 15, 2025 • 28 mins
12 O’Clock High, an award-winning podcast on business leadership, brings together stories from history, the arts, sports, movies, research, and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Robert Meyers, a veteran with over 30 years in cybersecurity, privacy, M&A security, and education.
The discussion spans Meyers’s vast professional journey from the early days of IT to the modern challenges an...
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August 1, 2025 • 24 mins
12 O’Clock High, an award-winning podcast on business leadership, brings together stories from history, the arts, sports, movies, research, and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Tom Fox interviews Jacqui Pruet, founder of A. C. E. Austin Compliance & Ethics Professional.
Pruet shares her journey of creating ACE to address the lack of local networking opportunities for compliance professionals in Austi...
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May 16, 2025 • 25 mins
12 O’Clock High, an award-winning podcast on business leadership, brings together stories from history, the arts, sports and movies, research, and current events to consider leadership lessons. Tom takes a solo turn to visit Linda Fisk, the leader of LeadHERship Global, to talk about the challenges and opportunities female entrepreneurs face.
Linda shares her extensive professional journey from being a CMO at notable media compani...
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May 9, 2025 • 28 mins
12 O’Clock High, an award-winning podcast on business leadership, brings together stories from history, the arts, sports and movies, research, and current events to consider leadership lessons. Tom takes a solo turn to visit with Dr. Karthik Ramanan (Dr. K), a licensed naturopathic physician specializing in emotional health for entrepreneurs and executives.
Dr. K shares his professional background and insights into emotional healt...
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February 14, 2025 • 29 mins
12 O’Clock High, an award-winning podcast on business leadership, brings together stories from history, the arts, sports and movies, research, and current events to consider leadership lessons. Tom and Richard Lummis return with their fan-favorite series on leadership lessons from Oscar-winning Best Picture movies. Today, we look at leadership lessons from ‘All Quiet on the Western Front.’
Their discussion centers on the graphic de...
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December 20, 2024 • 36 mins
12 O’Clock High, an award-winning podcast on business leadership, brings together stories from history, the arts, sports and movies, research, and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Tom is joined by Alec Burlakoff, who shares his compelling journey from a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry to a cautionary tale of white-collar crime.
Alec recounts his background in coaching and social work...
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December 6, 2024 • 30 mins
12 O’Clock High, an award-winning podcast on business leadership, brings together stories from history, the arts, sports and movies, research, and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Tom is joined by Jared Connors to navigate PFAS Regulations, Trade Sanctions, and Sustainability Reporting in 2025.
Tom welcomes former colleague Jared Connors to discuss key compliance issues as 2024 approaches. Their conv...
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November 15, 2024 • 29 mins
12 O’Clock High, an award-winning podcast on business leadership, brings together stories from history, the arts, sports and movies, research, and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Tom is joined by Sabine Kvenberg to discuss the skill of listening in leadership.
Sabine Kvenberg, a celebrated speaker and expert in corporate communication, brings a unique perspective shaped by her diverse background in ...
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November 8, 2024 • 11 mins
12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, we consider the movie Man for All Seasons.
· Movie Storyline
· What is conscience?
• “Let Your Conscience Be your Guide”
• More never condemned the King. “The king’s good servant, but God’s first.”
• Wrongdoing Makes Yo...
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November 1, 2024 • 31 mins
In this engaging episode, Tom Fox welcomes back James Gellert, Executive Chairman of RapidRatings and Chair of Advisory Board at LogicSource.
They are to discuss the evolution of supply chain risk management post-COVID. They delve into how the pandemic accelerated existing initiatives, highlighting the increased focus on using data and new technologies to enhance supply chain resiliency. Gellert emphasizes the shift from ‘just in ...
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October 25, 2024 • 26 mins
In this engaging episode, Tom Fox interviews Caroline Biesalski, an accountant turned podcast host and coach, who shares her inspiring journey from the accounting world to podcasting. Biesalski discusses her chapter in ‘Circle of the One Volume One’ and her successful ‘Inspired Choice Podcast,’ where she has conducted over 400 interviews in nine months. She delves into the critical role of intuition and influential works such as Na...
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June 21, 2024 • 31 mins
In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Gary De Rodriguez, an expert in humanistic neuro-linguistic psychology. We take a deep dive into his unique journey from volunteer work in the AIDS community to becoming an expert in neuro-linguistic programming and humanistic psychology.
De Rodriguez shares insights into how he developed accelerated change techniques to help people resolve issues quickly, leading to his current role in training an...
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April 26, 2024 • 35 mins
In this episode, I visit with Tom, who welcomes Ron Karr, a long-time thought leader in the art of leadership, persuasion, and influence. They take a deep dive into the science of influence and persuasion and help the compliance professional understand how they can use this science to move the compliance ball forward in an organization.
This script explores the belief that data is precious but accounts for only 80% of the decision-...
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March 1, 2024 • 26 mins
In this episode, I visit with Onno Koelman, whose consultancy, Dynamic Leader Development, operates on a three C's framework - clarity, climate, and competence - aimed at enhancing teams' leadership skills and performance. We visit on the challenges of managing multigenerational teams with diverse responses to leadership styles, highlighting the need for different skills at various leadership levels.
Onno Koelman, has a diverse pro...
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February 16, 2024 • 25 mins
In this episode, I visit with Dan Silberberg, who is a seasoned leader with a diverse background in tech, consulting, and business management, boasting 15 years of experience in the Fortune 500. His perspective on 21st-century leadership, shaped by his extensive experience and a master’s degree in leadership and coaching, is that traditional leadership methods are no longer sufficient in today’s rapidly evolving world.
Silberberg a...
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January 26, 2024 • 29 mins
12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts, sports and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Get ready to hear about leadership from an expert in the field, with Tom Fox hosting the engaging episode of 12 O'Clock High, a podcast on business leadership. In this episode, Tom is joined by Dr. Karen Jacobson.
Dr. Karen Jacobson discus...
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November 17, 2023 • 27 mins
12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts, sports and movies, research, and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Get ready to hear about leadership from an expert in the field, with Tom Fox hosting the engaging episode of 12 O'Clock High, a podcast on business leadership. In this episode, Tom is joined by Steve Vincze, founder of Trestle Compliance.
S...
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April 20, 2023 • 32 mins
12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts, sports and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Get ready to hear about leadership from an expert in the field, with Tom Fox hosting the engaging episode of 12 O'Clock High, a podcast on business leadership. In this episode, guest Robert Ryles brings extensive experience as a professiona...
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March 24, 2023 • 17 mins
12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts, sports and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. In this episode, Tom is joined by Jennifer May, Director of Compliance Advisory at Broadcat to mine some leadership lessons from former Tennessee women’s basketball coach, Pat Summitt.
Pat Summitt was one of the most successful coaches in college basketball ...
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