Expand Your Zone

Expand Your Zone

Expand Your Zone is the podcast for a better life and thriving career. Designed to be highly actionable, each episode is short and sharp distilling down research and key insights for your daily use.Hosted by Zachary Ames, founder of XYZ Leadership, each episode explores a different aspect of leadership from the stories and experiences of world renown experts, authors, entrepreneurs and more. Whether you are a leader looking to level up your career, a professional (HR, Coach, Consultant) helping leaders to achieve their potential, or a community activist looking to make a bigger impact, Expand Your Zone is the place for you.Don't miss out on the incredible value and insights - be sure to subscribe, leave a positive review, and give us five stars!

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January 18, 2023 30 mins

In this episode of Expand Your Zone, host Zachary Ames sits down with the world’s number one executive coach, Marshall Goldsmith. They discuss Marshall’s recent book The Earned Life, the concept of feedforward, and so much more. Get to know Marshall and his philosophy on life. 


About Marshall:

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith has been recognized as one of the Top Ten Business Thinkers in the World and the top-rated executive coach at the ...

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In this episode of Expand Your Zone, host Zachary Ames sits down with the wonderful Charlene Wheeless. They talk about leadership, advocating for yourself, going and making opportunities, and Charlene’s life lessons.


About Charlene:

Charlene is a successful business executive, leadership coach/advisor, keynote speaker, and author. With more than three decades of experience in leadership, corporate affairs, communications, and op...

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In this Episode of Expand your Zone, Zachary Ames sat down with the co-owner of Mark Fisher Fitness and Business for Unicorns, Mark Fisher. We discuss how to make a good culture in the workplace as we talk about the values incorporated into his business Mark Fisher Fitness, Serious Fitness for ridiculous humans. Then we talk about what it’s like to be a leader. Mark shares lessons learned from building the gym and you don’t want to...

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In this episode of Expand Your Zone, host Zachary Ames chats with the wonderful Whitney Johnson. Whitney Johnson is the CEO of Disruption Advisors, a tech-enabled talent development company. She was named a 2021 Top #10 Business Thinkers by Thinkers50, and is a globally recognized thought-leader, keynote speaker, executive coach, and consultant. Whitney is the WSJ, USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of Smart Growth: How to Gro...

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December 21, 2022 31 mins

In today’s episode of Expand Your Zone, host Zachary Ames sits down with special guest Toby Hervey. Toby is the CEO and Founder of Bravely, a new kind of employee benefit in support of workplace health—connecting people with professional coaches for confidential conversations about their performance, growth, relationships, and company culture.  He was a 6 year board member and 2 year president of Out in Tech, non-profit connecting ...

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In this episode of Expand Your Zone, host Zachary Ames is joined by Michelle Johnston. Michelle Johnston is a management professor, executive coach, and leadership expert who serves as the Gaston Chair of Business at Loyola University New Orleans. Michelle’s first book, The Seismic Shift in Leadership, is an Amazon bestseller and details the need for leaders to shift from a command and control leadership style to one that focuses o...

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In this episode of Expand Your Zone, Zachary is joined by career and workplace expert Lindsey Pollak. Lindsey shares how to navigate better within an organization and how to consider generational differences. Learn how to better navigate your career and the changes that arise in an ever changing world.

Lindsey  is a New York Times bestselling author and a leading career and workplace expert. She was named to the 2020 Thinkers 50 rad...

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On today’s episode of Expand Your Zone, host Zachary Ames sits down with Dorie Clark and chat about insights from her latest book, The Long Game. Discussing how to reallocate some of your time, knowing when to say no, and setting ambitious goals. They focus on the concept Dorie calls thinking in waves which steps include learning, connecting, creating, and reaping. Enjoy this episode of Expand Your Zone!

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No one exuberates a zest for life more than Jason Allan Scott .  After a near-death experience at 12 years old, Jason decides everything after is "Bonus Time."  This profound moment shapes his view and philosophies on life and leadership - ultimately leading to selling multiple businesses despite his ADHD and dyslexia.

In this episode, Zachary and Jason cover a lot of ground - their first attempts of entrepreneur...

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November 15, 2022 3 mins

Welcome to Expand Your Zone where Zachary Ames, Founder of XYZ Leadership, chats with world renowned leadership experts and entrepreneurs about insights regarding leadership, communication, personal development, and life lessons.

A podcast for a better life and thriving career.

If you’re a leader, [insert audience]… develop your skills and gain tools in being a leader.

Join us & get ready to Expand Your Zone!


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