Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast

Want to improve team communication, training retention, and workplace culture without losing your credibility? This episode breaks down how humor builds psychological safety, strengthens leadership, and makes mandatory training actually stick.

In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with commercial pilot, comedian, and Highbrow Safety Werks co-founder Robb Patton to explore how intentional humo...

What if compensation wasn't just about spreadsheets and salary surveys, but about trust, communication, and leadership?

In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with Brenna Fitzsimmons, a compensation and HR leader with 18 years of experience, to explore how strong leaders build fair pay systems that people actually trust.

This conversation dives into key topics like compensation phil...

Want to know how leaders should utilize AI without losing their critical thinking skills? In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with organizational scientist and author Adrian Wolfberg to explore his book, Who Leads When AI Thinks?

This conversation dives into leadership and business strategy, organizational culture, and the human judgment skills that AI cannot replace. Adrian explains why AI...

Want to lead with more confidence when the path forward isn't clear? This episode breaks down how great leaders navigate uncertainty, manage ego, and build the self-awareness needed to grow.

In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with Pete Behrens, founder and CEO of the Agile Leadership Journey and author of Into the Fog: Leadership Stories from the Edge of Uncertainty, to explore what it...

What if you could see through your own blind spots at work? In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with author and AI strategist David Dean to explore how artificial intelligence is changing accountability, judgment, and the everyday dynamics of organizational culture.

This conversation dives into key topics like AI in the workplace, accountability, self-realization, and the hidden behavioral ...

Want to improve employee retention and build a culture of trust in your organization? This episode breaks down how one construction company uses talent optimization to keep its people engaged, growing, and loyal.

In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with Jonathan Ribskis, Director of Talent Optimization at Builtech Services, to explore how transparency, career development, and behavioral ins...

What if training your employees and leaders together was the fastest path to better performance and results? In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with manufacturing leader and executive coach Luca Romano to discuss how training with Nicole and using the TILT assessment and SHINE Methodology gave him a structure for developing his team without making it personal or emotional.

This convers...

Want to build a truly inclusive workplace, not just a diverse one? In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer talks with Jonathan Zur, president and CEO of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, about what diversity, equity, and inclusion actually mean and why so many organizations get the order wrong.

Jonathan breaks down the real difference between diversity and inclusion, explains why equ...

Want to build a stronger work culture using a tool that's already proven to work? In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with Jim Collison, CliftonStrengths Community Manager at Gallup, to explore how understanding your natural talents can transform the way you lead, collaborate, and show up at work.

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What if the best hire you could make is someone who has already left you?

In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with Lee Caraher, CEO of Double Forte and author of "The Boomerang Principle," to explore why rehiring former employees is one of the most undervalued strategies in business today.

This conversation dives into key topics like employee loyalty, work culture, organizational culture...

What if the most powerful work culture lessons didn't come from a Fortune 500 boardroom but from a rabbi who's built a thriving community of 900 families over 30 years?

In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz of Temple Shir Shalom in Detroit to explore how timeless principles of servant leadership, core values, and intentional community-building translate direc...

Want to build a stronger work culture where everyone feels welcome, heard, and valued? In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with speaker, author, and inclusion strategist Justin Jones-Fosu to explore how leaders can develop an inclusive mindset and why it matters more than ever for business culture and team performance.

In this episode, you'll learn:

✔️ The difference between an i...

Want to build a work culture where people speak up, take initiative, and lead with confidence? This episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast dives into the science of bravery and what it actually takes to build courageous teams.

In this episode, Nicole Greer sits down with Jill Schulman, US Marine Corps veteran, keynote speaker, and author of The Bravery Effect, to explore how bravery isn't reserved for Navy SEALs and ...

Want to improve team communication, build a stronger work culture, and lead with more confidence? In this episode, Nicole Greer sits down with organizational psychologist and author Yadi Caro to unpack why soft skills are actually the hardest and most important skills in business today. 

Yadi Caro is the author of Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work with Humans.  In it, she explores the communication, collaboration, conf...

If your compensation strategy starts with pay bands, you’re already behind.

In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with compensation expert Scott Trumpolt to unpack what leaders get wrong about pay, and how to fix it.

With over 30 years of experience in HR leadership and compensation design, Scott shares why compensation isn’t just about salaries. It's about philosophy, strategy, an...

What if cybersecurity isn’t an IT issue but a leadership failure?

In this episode of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, Nicole Greer sits down with global cybersecurity expert JC Gaillard, founder of Corix Partners, to unpack why most organizations are approaching cybersecurity all wrong and what leaders must do differently.

This conversation dives into work culture, organizational culture, leadership and busi...

If you’re struggling with hiring, retaining talent, or building a strong organizational culture, this episode is a must-listen.

Nicole Greer sits down with Franco Greco, Chief Revenue Officer at New Day USA, to explore how developing talent, not chasing it, can transform your organization.

This conversation dives into work culture, organizational culture, leadership and business strategy, team communication, and effective manag...

What if your best marketing content is already happening inside your business, and you’re just not using it?

In this episode, Nicole Greer sits down with Phil Risher, founder of Phlash Consulting, to uncover why most marketing today feels generic and how to fix it.

Phil introduces the “Call-to-Content” playbook, a powerful strategy that turns real customer conversations into authentic, high-converting ma...

What if the most powerful leadership skill isn’t speaking but listening?

In this episode of Build a Vibrant Culture, Nicole Greer sits down with listening expert and author Oscar Trimboli to unpack how deep listening can transform workplace culture, improve communication, and even save organizations time and money.

Drawing from research with over 36,000 workplace listeners, Oscar reveals why most leaders aren’t actual...