Part 1 of 2: 🎧 “How a Brain Tumor Rewired This U.S. Colonel’s Leadership Mission | J. Scot Heathman

🎧 “How a Brain Tumor Rewired This U.S. Colonel’s Leadership Mission”

What if your greatest leadership lesson came from the worst day of your life?

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Welcome to The Dov Baron Show 

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Today’s guest is J. Scot Heathman — a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, combat pilot, and leadership Jedi who commanded teams of up to 33,000 people… only to face an invisible enemy: a brain tumor that nearly took his life.

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This isn’t a story about surviving.
This is a story about what happens when the one thing you thought defined you... is suddenly gone.

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And the real mission begins.

 

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🎙️ Inside This Episode:

• 🧠 The Moment a Routine Crash Revealed a Brain Tumor—and Saved His Life

• 🎖️ From Combat Pilot to Courage Architect: How Scot reinvented leadership under fire

• 💣 Why Emotional Intelligence is the Most Underrated Weapon in Modern Leadership

• ⚔️ “Be Present. Be Bold. Be Innovative.” — the 3-part mantra that saved his leadership (and his life)

• 🚫 The Military Myth: Why Stoicism Without Vulnerability Is a Silent Killer

• 🧭 The AIM Flight Plan: How to Acknowledge, Illuminate, and Mobilize your way through any adversity

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Why the best leaders never go it alone — and the difference between service and self-sacrifice

• ✊ How to lead with love, even in institutions built on hierarchy and command

 

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He’s coached organizations like Pfizer, the U.S. Air Force, and Gonzaga University. Still, Scot’s mission now is more personal: helping leaders find the courage to elevate others—especially when life hits hard.

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This episode will challenge your definition of strength, purpose, and legacy.
It’s not about what you achieve.
It’s about what you stand for when everything else is stripped away.

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Come for the stories.
Stay for the radical redefinition of what it means to lead with heart.

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🔥 Connect with J. Scot Heathman:

• 🌐 Website: https://www.elevating-others.com

• 📖 Book: Command with Courage – Elevating Beyond Adversity

• 📱 LinkedIn: J. Scot Heathman on LinkedIn

 

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