Heartbeat For Hire with Lyndsay Dowd

Heartbeat For Hire with Lyndsay Dowd

The Heartbeat for Hire Podcast was created to inspire leaders on how to get through the most difficult of circumstances. I feature CEOs, Olympians, Professional Athletes, Authors, Disruptors, Emmy Winning Journalists and more as they share their stories of resilience with my lens on leadership and culture. My guests share their vulnerability and lessons learned so those of you who have never had a good leader can see the possible in the way they lead. My goal is to transform leadership as we know it and this podcast features the best of the best in showing you the way.

Episodes

160: Unmute Your Voice. Lead Out Loud. Do It Now. with Rachel Druckenmiller

July 23, 2025 • 30 mins
Our guest today has been called a “soothing gut punch.” Rachel Druckenmiller brings the perfect mix of warmth and wake-up call that sticks with you long after the mic drops. She’s a TEDx speaker, singer-songwriter, and award-winning entrepreneur who spent 13 years as a corporate HR leader before founding UNMUTED in 2019. Rachel’s worked with leaders at Deloitte, Citizens Bank, and Sherwin-Williams, helping thousands of people ste...
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159: Laughing All the Way to Rock Bottom (Then Back Up) with Paul Ollinger

July 16, 2025 • 38 mins
Paul Ollinger quit his job at Facebook to chase his comedy dream. (Don’t ever do that.) This highly unprofitable decision has allowed him to headline major clubs like Carolines on Broadway, Cobbs (SF), and Zanies (Nashville and Chicago). He has performed at the Hollywood Improv and Comedy Cellar, and headlined his own show in the 2024 New York Comedy Festival. Paul is the host of the Reasonably Happy podcast, on which he explore...
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158: Generosity Is Your Leadership Edge—Use It NOW with Joe Davis

July 9, 2025 • 33 mins
Joe served as MD and Senior Partner at BCG. In The Generous Leader, Joe shares a performance review: He was told he was not the best at problem-solving solo; but with others, he could solve any challenge. His manager identified his key strength - a person who could connect. Joe spent 37 years with BCG, co-founded the Washington DC office, led office systems, started BCG’s NA Public Sector business, led BCG North America, founde...
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157: Lead Like This or Lose with Jenner Marcucci

July 2, 2025 • 30 mins
Jenner Marcucci is the founder of Summit Leadership Group. He has extensive expertise in the areas of leadership development, sales training, communication skills, and executive team development. Most recently, Jenner served as Vice President, Learning & Development for Catalina Marketing – $600M company specializing in personalized digital media. Prior to that, Jenner worked for16 years at Pfizer Inc. in sales, key accounts, sal...
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156: Survivor. CEO. Storyteller. The Biz Behind Beyoncé with Mathew Knowles

June 25, 2025 • 32 mins
In this two-part series, we sit down with the man behind the rise of Destiny’s Child, and the father of global icon Beyoncé, to unpack the business decisions, leadership principles, and unapologetic boldness that took a dream from Houston, Texas to the world stage. Dr. Mathew Knowles is a powerhouse in both the boardroom and the classroom. Before the music, he was shattering records at Xerox, consistently ranked in the top 5%...
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155: Survivor. CEO. Storyteller. The Biz Behind Beyoncé with Mathew Knowles

June 18, 2025 • 34 mins
In this two-part series, we sit down with the man behind the rise of Destiny’s Child, and the father of global icon Beyoncé, to unpack the business decisions, leadership principles, and unapologetic boldness that took a dream from Houston, Texas to the world stage. Dr. Mathew Knowles is a powerhouse in both the boardroom and the classroom. Before the music, he was shattering records at Xerox, consistently ranked in the top 5% of ...
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154: How to Fund Your Business Without Selling Your Soul Now with Moe Allen

June 10, 2025 • 38 mins
Moe “The Closer” Allen—a firestarter, a disruptor, and the powerhouse founder & CEO of UpStatus Logistics LLC. Moe is on a mission to close the wealth gap for entrepreneurs—especially those underestimated by traditional lenders and underrepresented in rooms where decisions (and deals) are made. Through her work, she helps founders tap into non-personal capital, rewire their beliefs about money, and build businesses with true stayi...
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153: Mental Health Meets Modern Marketing with Michael Stutts

June 4, 2025 • 33 mins
Michael Stutts is the Chief Brand Officer at Dollar Shave Club, the OG viral direct-to-consumer razor company that changed an entire industry. Michael’s job is to keep the fire of the brand, grow the omnichannel customer base, and drive innovation to bring new products and categories to market. Before Dollar Shave Club, Michael held executive roles in Marketing, Digital, and Information Technology at Azamara Cruises and Bloomin Br...
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152: From a Napkin to NASDAQ with Adam House

May 28, 2025 • 23 mins
Adam House Sr. is the visionary founder of the House of Bricks, a comprehensive platform for entrepreneurs that integrates Advisory, Community, and Academy. As a 7x entrepreneur with three high-multiple exits,a podcast host, and former pro basketball player, Adam leverages over 25 years of experience to empower entrepreneurs. His mission is to significantly reduce the failure rate of startups and small businesses by providing the ...
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151: The Art of Impossible Negotiations with Mickey Bergman

May 21, 2025 • 42 mins
Mickey Bergman is a two time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, a fringe diplomat, CEO of Global Reach, a best selling Author, regular contributor to the NY Times, the Washington Post, Huff Post, The Boston Globe and numerous other well known publications. He is a gentleman, an outlier and an influencing force in some of the most well known hostage negotiations which you will hear about today. Mickey Bergman is the CEO of Globa...
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150: Self-Care is Leadership with Kathy Love

May 14, 2025 • 28 mins
Kathy Love is a certified self-care coach, 2x TEDx speaker, and bestselling author of My Self-Care Sh*t: The Workbook*. With over a decade of experience in wellness, leadership, and coaching, she helps —stop the people-pleasing and start reclaiming energy, time, and peace. Known for her bold yet compassionate approach, Kathy combines practical tools with deep mindset work to help clients break patterns of burnout, codependency, an...
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149: Elevating Kindness Silencing Haters with Shola Richards

May 7, 2025 • 34 mins
Shola Richards is the CEO and Founder of Go Together Global®, the best-selling author of the award-winning book Civil Unity, and he is leading a worldwide movement to change the world based on how we treat each other at work. His tireless international efforts to make the world a kinder place from San Juan to Singapore have earned him the well-deserved nickname, “Brother Teresa”. As a speaker, Shola has shared his transformative l...
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148: Leadership Disaster Culture Crisis with Steve Cadigan

April 30, 2025 • 24 mins
Steve is a globally renowned talent strategist and advisor, sought after by leaders and organizations around the world. His client roster includes innovative organizations such as Airbnb, Salesforce, the Country Music Association, Manchester United Football Club, the BBC, and the City of Lisbon Portugal. Additionally, Steve is frequently retained by top VC firms and top consulting firms like Deloitte and McKinsey for his experti...
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147: Short Term Rentals, Long Term Success with Madeleine Raiford-Holland

April 23, 2025 • 25 mins
Over the last decade, Madeleine has built 3 successful companies and a community of over 2 million people.She is the founder of MHM Luxury Properties, Madeleine Raiford-Holland (MRH) Education, and Moderately High Maintenance Luxury Properties.Her mission is to inspire anyone who feels chained by golden handcuffs to step out of their comfort zone and build their own massively profitable short term rental business.Madeleine helps as...
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146: All Pride No Ego with Jim Fielding

April 16, 2025 • 29 mins
Jim Fielding is a respected leader and C-Suite veteran in brand strategy, consumer products and experiences, and storytelling. He has worked at some of the world’s largest media and retail companies, including Disney, Dreamworks, and 20th Century Fox. He is a passionate advocate and philanthropist for the Queer Community, higher education, and diversity, equity and inclusion. As author of All Pride, No Ego (Wiley, Aug. 15, 2023), h...
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145: Black Ops & Bold Leadership with Ric Prado

April 9, 2025 • 33 mins
Enrique “Ric” Prado is a 24-year veteran of the CIA’s operations directorate, playing a pivotal role in counterterrorism and clandestine operations. As a co-founder of the Osama bin Laden task force, Alec Station, and later Chief of Operations for the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center, he was instrumental in the agency’s post-9/11 counterterrorism expansion. Prado led high-stakes intelligence and kinetic operations worldwide, earning...
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144: Keynotes, EQ and Mic Drop Moments with Rich Bracken

April 2, 2025 • 34 mins
What do you get when you combine a national touring DJ, a weight-loss transformation story, a 3 time game show contestant, an extroverted entertainer and a highly interactive keynote speaker? You get Rich Bracken. Rich is a phenomenal combo of heart, wit, smarts and experience and when he delivers a keynote- you won’t forget it. Rich is an award-winning global keynote speaker, thought leader, television and media contributor, and...
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143: Linkedin Lessons & Leadership Gold with Samantha McKenna

March 26, 2025 • 28 mins
Sam McKenna, has spent her 15+ year career in Enterprise sales doing two things: breaking over 13 sales records and doing so by leading with a manners-first and buyers-first approach to sales that shuns the status quo of the profession.In addition to sharing her practical and actionable sales, leadership, and entrepreneurial tips, Sam holds an unparalleled amount of distinctions as a LinkedIn expert, including being one of few peop...
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142: Unbroken: A Warrior’s Comeback with Gretchen Evans

March 19, 2025 • 30 mins
Command Sergeant Major Gretchen Evans, (U.S. Army, ret.) was at the height of a three-decade career in service to the country when she lost it all. Reaching the rank of Command Sergeant Major, the highest rank a non-commissioned officer may achieve. While overseeing 30,000+ ground troops in Afghanistan, CSM Evans was injured by a mortar blast from insurgents at a forward operating base. She woke up in a hospital in Germany and was ...
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141: From Invisible to Invincible with Jacquie Duckworth

March 12, 2025 • 33 mins
Jacquie has spent over 30 years in mainstream consumer media. Working on iconic brands ranging from Country Life to FHM, and Grazia to The Sun and The Times. Jacquie’s expertise has covered trading, creative partnerships, sponsorship and affiliate deals. Jacquie has worked across different platforms – with the majority of her experience nestled in mainstream press, digital and events. Jacquie co-founded Visible Inc with Jane Evans ...
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