The Team Engagement Podcast

Judy Ryan

Judy Ryan is the CEO of LifeWork Systems, a performance management company specializing in culture transformation since 2002. She helps leaders build inclusive, emotionally intelligent, and accountable workplaces where people thrive. With her proven CultureEX™ system, Judy transforms disengaged teams into motivated, high-performing ones—by transferring ownership and responsibility to every individual. She's also a key...

Kaden Heaton

Meet Kaden Heaton, Founder of GraspingHR and an organizational leadership consultant on a mission to help employers win again—starting from the inside out. With a sharp focus on empowering management and HR teams, Kaden helps businesses repair and strengthen their internal relationships, creating thriving workplaces where people and performance align.

Drawing on real-world experience and strategic insight, Kaden wo...

Leroy Roberts

Meet Leroy Roberts, Founder and Director, Team-Worth Solutions Ltd — a dynamic leadership and communications strategist who has been challenging traditional leadership models since the age of thirteen, when he first began working on his family’s farm in the Jamaican countryside. With nearly two decades of experience across Jamaica and the British Army, Leroy has developed a powerful, practical approach to bui...

Meet Marc Braun

Marc Braun is passionate about growth—both personal and organizational. He thrives in the discomfort of stretching as a leader, pushing businesses beyond their current capabilities, and witnessing the courageous transformation of others. As a coach to CEOs and senior executives, Marc helps leaders embrace fearless leadership and build courageous cultures of growth.

With a background spanning engineering, sales, operat...

Marcelo Calbucci

Meet Marcelo Calbucci, a seasoned entrepreneur, technologist, and author with over 25 years of experience in the tech industry. Having held key leadership roles at Microsoft and Amazon, Marcelo has also founded and led multiple startups in Seattle and London, shaping the future of innovation and product strategy.

As the author of The PRFAQ Framework, Marcelo shares his expertise in transforming id...

Tony Morando

Meet Tony Morando, a seasoned sales leader and the driving force behind World Emblem’s sales operations in the western U.S. and strategic accounts worldwide. Tony first joined World Emblem as a regional sales manager and has since played a key role in expanding the company's reach and customer relationships. Before joining the company, he spent three years in the industrial uniform space as an account manager in Bo...

Sandra Torre

Meet Sandra Torre, Co-President and Chief Financial Officer at LAVIDGE. With over 20 years of experience in finance, Sandra has played a pivotal role in the company's growth since joining in 2003. As a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), she has led LAVIDGE’s financial strategy for more than 15 years as CFO. In May 2024, she was named Co-President, solidifying her le...

Ashish Gupta

Meet Ashish Gupta, CEO of ScaleUpExec, a powerhouse in business scaling and operational excellence. With two founder-level exits in e-commerce and tech—including a Fortune 500—and senior leadership roles at Apple’s elite Operations teams, Ashish brings real-world expertise to every business he works with.

Beyond his own ventures, Ashish has consulted with 20+ businesses, driving exponential revenue and profit growth for ...

Jon Spiesman

Meet Jon Spiesman, Founder and CEO of One Percent Better Leader, a company dedicated to helping individuals and organizations achieve leadership excellence—1% at a time. With over three years leading OPBL, Jon has guided countless leaders through a journey of continuous improvement, proving that leadership is a skill that grows with consistent effort and dedication.

Jon believes that no one becomes a great leader overnig...

Damon Pistulka

Meet Damon Pistulka, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Exit Your Way, a premier business consulting firm dedicated to helping business owners accelerate growth, improve operations, and maximize company value. With over 25 years of experience across industries like aerospace, retail automation, automotive, and consumer products, Damon has successfully led company turnarounds, doubled annual sales, and manage...

...And here's a look back of Season 5!

A little background about me, I help entrepreneurs, small business owners, and solopreneurs start, grow, and scale their business by using a unique and proprietary system proven to help business owners reclaim their entrepreneurial dream! Sadly, many entrepreneurs are excited to start their venture, but then as challenges arise they find themselves facing stress, uncertainty, les...

Toby Mildon

Meet Toby Mildon, Workplace Inclusion Architect and Founder of Mildon, a consultancy dedicated to helping organizations create inclusive environments where every employee can thrive. With a personal background in disability and a professional career that spans roles in technology and inclusivity, Toby has worked with major organizations like British Airways, Accenture, Deloitte, and the BBC. He is the author of Inclusive...

Meet Dona Amelia, Co-founder & Member Service Director at EGN Singapore, Malaysia, and Managing Director of EGN Indonesia. She leads Asia's largest peer network for C-Suite executives and entrepreneurs. Before joining EGN, Dona had an illustrious career as an award-winning singer, actress, DJ, and TV host, where she seamlessly blended her artistic talent with entrepreneurial expertise. Now a sought-after keynote speaker an...

Meet Kara, a Growth Advisor and business coach who helps impact-driven entrepreneurs and B2B firms scale to multi-7-figures without burning out, working more, or breaking the bank. Through her Balance and Scale Method™, Kara empowers her clients to make data-driven decisions that generate reliable, recurring revenue while reclaiming their time and energy. Her clients consistently experience new leads, increased profits, and more fr...

Meet Ronnie Daniel, the Executive Director of Children First Education Fund, Ronnie brings over 35 years of nonprofit leadership experience to the table. He has held key roles with organizations like the Boy Scouts of America, the Natural History Museum of Utah, the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, and the Alzheimer’s Association. A passionate advocate for making a difference in the lives of others, Ronnie is also a published autho...

Meet Nick Marinoff: a writer, author, and journalist with over 6,000 published articles to his name. His work has been featured on platforms such as Yahoo! News, Benzinga, and Bitcoin Magazine, among others. Nick is a recipient of a certificate of appreciation from the Jane Goodall Institute for his series on African wildlife conservation and was named one of the blockchain industry’s top-ranked reporters by media intelligence firm...

Meet Dennis, the dynamic Founder of Bright Matter Advisors, where he leverages over 20 years of experience as a CEO to guide leaders and organizations toward impactful, purpose-driven growth and operational excellence. His mission is to help these leaders leave a lasting legacy they and their loved ones can be proud of. As the Executive Chairman at Fuseideas, Dennis stays at the forefront of digital innovation, employing cutting-ed...

As CEO and Founder of The Knowing Agency, Christene Marie empowers executives and organizations to position their personal and corporate brands authentically and establish an emotional connection with their target audience at every touch point of the customer journey.

Christene’s proprietary Knowing Process accentuates empathy-driven branding and measurement marketing that impacts the bottom line and has served some of the world’s l...

Rick Krebs, CPA (aka the M&A Cowboy), is the co-founder of the EPI Utah Chapter of Exit Planners, the first group of its kind in Utah. Nominated as the Exit Planning Institute’s Member of the Year for 2023, he is also the founder of Business Sales Group, an M&A firm in Heber City, UT, and has been selling companies for 14 years. Rick authored "Sell Your Business By Design, Not By Default" and hosts the popular pod...