Let's Get Real

Let's Get Real

Hi, I'm Nina Simonds, a leadership and relationship coach, and Let's Get Real is about having REAL (relevant, engaging and authentic leadership) conversations with people who inspire me. My guests are business leaders, learning professionals, and social impact entrepreneurs who are creating positive change in individuals and organizations. We explore personal experiences that have been catalysts for their growth and share some of the key concepts and tools that support effective leading and relating.

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December 3, 2025 38 mins

Over the past two decades Julie Davidson has served thousands of leaders throughout the United States, as well as Latin America, Europe, and Asia. As President and CEO of The JD Group, she built customized and sustainable leadership development programs for organizations. 

Julie shared how she is using AI to serve clients better. Nina and Julie explored how coaching platforms are shaping the coaching profession.  They also explored ...

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Nina sat down with Rick Rodriquez, Ed.d., co-founder of The Rooted Life. Nina and Rick explored how to create spaces of healing, why sharing our stories of identity matters in developing leaders and building culture, and ways to create workplaces where everyone feels safe and can do meaningful work. 

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November 2, 2025 38 mins

Wiebke Renner is a leadership coach and Systemic Dialogue faciliatator. In addition to working with private clients, she is a supervisor and trainer for the nni (no-name-initiative), a South African born NPO and social enterprise.  nni started out as a big vision with a big heart for greater inclusion and real dialogue, a call to service and engagement, and a commitment to action and accountability. To this end, nni has been hostin...

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October 20, 2025 35 mins

Deina M King is a sales leader turned executive coach dedicated to transformation and impact.  As a sales executive over the last 10+ years, she lead teams through hyper-growth and massive change curves while maintaining high levels of performance.  Her executive coaching practice focuses on growth and performance for senior executives and those looking to advance their career and transform their leadership.

Deina shared about her m...

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September 21, 2025 49 mins

Nick Kettles is an ICF Master Certified Coach and leadership development trainer with 18+ years of experience. He founded Phoenix Consulting to meet the bespoke training needs of organisations in a changing world.  Over many years, regardless of the challenge, whether technological disruption, geopolitical changes, or a failed re-org, Nick noticed one variable remained the same, true sustainable organisational change is not possibl...

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September 8, 2025 42 mins

Anita Barnick is a career coach with a deep understanding of human potential. She makes use of her successful career as a patient-focused engineering executive in Research & Development and Quality Engineering in the Medical Device industry.  Anita helps clients achieve their purpose within a meaningful career. 

Anita shared her early years in the United States after moving here from India, what she learned about courage and adv...

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August 20, 2025 45 mins

Nina's guest is Anu Ishola who is passionate about leadership development for women. She has over 14+ years of experience working in the global development space. Anu brings her dedication to women’s development, extensive program experience, and nonprofit leadership to her role as the Executive Director of the Women’s Impact Alliance.  

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Nina spoke with Dominic Longo, an executive coach and leadership development expert based in New York City. He is the Founder of Flourishing Gays, Dominic and an affiliate of Cultivating Leadership, a global leadership firm serving organizational clients.  We spoke about working holistically in leadership development and the growth that happens when we focus on flourishing. I was pleasantly surprised to hear that our suffering can ...

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Nina spoke with Charles Su-Wah-Sing, a certified leadership and life coach who guides individual leaders, teams and couples to the fullest expression of their humanity. 

Nina and Charles explored the current challenges facing men and in particular men of color. Charles shared about his own journey into men’s work and coaching. They also talked about their hopes for the future. 


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December 31, 2024 26 mins

Nina shares the ABC's (and D&E) of creating a compelling and effective vision. The second half of the episode includes a guided process with questions you can answer as you reflect and clarify what matters most to you and your vision for 2025.

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