Heartbeat For Hire with Lyndsay Dowd – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this transformative episode, Lyndsay Dowd sits down with Dr. Iris Crawford, the world's leading authority on the Pre-Hormone System and one of the most trusted voices in women's hormonal health. Known as The Hormone Boss, Dr. Crawford reveals the truth about menopause, perimenopause, burnout, fatigue, and why conventional medicine is still operating from outdated hormonal science.

Dr. Crawford opens up about her journey from growing up in poverty to becoming a nationally recognized naturopathic physician dedicated to empowering women with real answers. She explains why most women enter menopause already hormonally imbalanced—and why a "just do HRT" approach is not only incomplete but can be ineffective or harmful.

This episode breaks down the stress response system, the pre-hormone system, and why accurate hormone ratio testing is the missing key to helping women reclaim their energy, mood, and mental clarity. Dr. Crawford outlines her proven six-month protocol, designed to repair hormone production at the root.

Whether you're navigating hormonal changes, burnout, or searching for answers your doctor can't explain, this episode will leave you informed, empowered, and hopeful.



  About the Guest
 Dr. Iris Crawford is the world's leading expert on the Pre-Hormone System, a licensed naturopathic physician, author, speaker, and national women's hormone specialist. Affectionately known as The Hormone Boss, she earned her medical degree from the National University of Natural Medicine and her Bachelor of Science in Holistic Nutrition from Bastyr University.

With decades of clinical experience, Dr. Crawford has helped thousands of women finally understand the root causes of fatigue, mood swings, weight changes, perimenopause, menopause symptoms, and burnout. Her groundbreaking approach moves beyond outdated HRT-only models and focuses on restoring hormonal balance by repairing the body's stress and pre-hormone systems.

She is dedicated to empowering, educating, and unlocking the leadership potential of women by helping them reclaim their health—from the inside out.

 Connect with Dr. Iris Crawford
Website: https://www.hormone-boss.com/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehormoneboss
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hormone.boss
 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dririscrawford/
 Membership: https://go.hormone-boss.com/opt-in-page-401882   
About the Host – Lyndsay Dowd is a Speaker, Founder, Author, Coach, Podcast Host—and unapologetic Disruptor. With 30 years of leadership experience, including 23 at IBM, she's built and led high-performing teams that consistently delivered results. She also served as a Guest Lecturer at Harvard University, sharing her insights on modern leadership and culture transformation. 

As the founder of Heartbeat for Hire, Lyndsay helps companies ditch toxic leadership and build irresistible cultures that drive performance, retention, and impact. She's been featured in Fortune Magazine, HR.com, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and over 100 podcasts. 

Lyndsay is a two-time best selling author of Top Down Culture and Voices of Women, and the host of the globally ranked and 2X awarded Heartbeat for Hire podcast—sitting in the top 2.5% worldwide. She is also the host of a weekly live show called THE LEADERSHIP LOUNGE. Lyndsay is a frequent speaker, moderator, and guest, known for her candor, humor, and ability to spark action.

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In this fascinating episode of Heartbeat for Hire, host Lyndsay Dowd sits down with Brian Galke, a communication strategist, keynote speaker, and founder of Subtle Skills, to explore the science of face reading, body language, and connection in an increasingly digital world.

Known as The Decoding Detective, Brian reveals how understanding facial features can unlock deeper human connection and more effective communication — whether you're in leadership, sales, or just trying to better understand the people around you.

From overcoming social anxiety to managing a $40M book of business, Brian's journey proves that anyone can learn to decode others and communicate with confidence. He breaks down the subtle cues that reveal how people process information, make decisions, and prefer to be spoken to — and how applying these tools can make you more influential, authentic, and connected.

📌 Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction: The Importance of Human Connection and AI

00:25 – Episode Teasers: Reading Faces, Influence, and Confidence

00:54 – Meet Brian Galke, The Decoding Detective

01:54 – Overcoming Social Anxiety and Finding His Mentor

02:38 – The Skeptic's Challenge: Debunking Face Reading

04:44 – The Disarming Accuracy of Facial Decoding

06:37 – The Lost Art: Face Reading in English Universities

07:09 – How Decoding Works in Sales and Leadership

11:23 – Deep Dive 1: What Ears Reveal About Adaptability

12:53 – How Learning Can Literally Change Your Features

14:56 – Deep Dive 2: Eye Angles and Communication Style

27:47 – Why We Naturally Look at Eyebrows First

28:50 – The Inspiration Behind Subtle Skills

32:31 – Teaching the Next Generation to Communicate

33:51 – Sharing Your Story and Building Your Tribe

35:06 – Exploring New Skills and Vibe Code

36:38 – How to Connect with Brian Galke

37:15 – Closing Thoughts 👤 About the Guest Brian Galke is a communication strategist, keynote speaker, and founder of Subtle Skills, where he teaches people how to decode others — their faces, conversations, and connection styles — to improve communication and influence. After overcoming social anxiety early in his career, a mentor introduced Brian to the concept of Decoding Facial Features — a framework revealing how people naturally process information and communicate.

Combining it with body language, active listening, and statement analysis, Brian built a proven system for reading people and connecting authentically. These same skills helped him rise to Regional VP of Sales, managing a $40 million book of business before launching Subtle Skills. Today, he's a sought-after speaker who's shared stages with Chris Voss, Brad Lea, Janine Driver, Steve Sims, and Greg Reid.

🌐 Connect with Brian:

Website: https://subtleskills.com

LinkedIn:   / briangalke  

Instagram:   / subtleskills  

Facebook:   / subtleskills  

YouTube:    / @subtleskills  

👩‍💼 About the Host Lyndsay Dowd is a Speaker, Founder, Author, Coach, Podcast Host—and unapologetic Disruptor. With 30 years of leadership experience, including 23 at IBM, she's built and led high-performing teams that consistently delivered results. She also served as a Guest Lecturer at Harvard University, sharing her insights on modern leadership and culture transformation.

As the founder of Heartbeat for Hire, Lyndsay helps companies ditch toxic leadership and build irresistible cultures that drive performance, retention, and impact. She's been featured in Fortune Magazine, HR.com, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and over 100 podcasts.

Lyndsay is a two-time best selling author of Top Down Culture and Voices of Women, and the host of the globally ranked and 2X awarded Heartbeat for Hire podcast—sitting in the top 2.5% worldwide. She is also the host of a weekly live show called THE LEADERSHIP LOUNGE. Lyndsay is a frequent speaker, moderator, and guest, known for her candor, humor, and ability to spark action.

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Chris Schembra, a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, keynote speaker, and one of the leading voices on the power of gratitude and human connection in the workplace. In a world where over half the workforce feels lonely and nearly 8 out of 10 people are disengaged at work, Chris offers a radical but refreshingly simple idea: the key to thriving isn't pushing people harder, it's helping them feel seen, appreciated, and connected. He's the creator of the 7:47 Gratitude Experience™, a framework used by hundreds of companies like Google, Microsoft, IBM, Dell, Citi, and even the U.S. Navy to build trust, deepen relationships, and create cultures of belonging. Over the past decade, Chris has facilitated more than 750 transformative experiences, helping thousands of professionals slow down, reconnect, and rediscover what truly matters. Known as "The Gratitude Guru" by USA Today, Chris is also the author of Gratitude and Pasta and Gratitude Through Hard Times. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Good Morning America, Forbes, Fast Company, and more, and he serves on the Executive Board at Fast Company and as a Founding Member of the Rolling Stone Culture Council. Whether through a question, a story, or a plate of pasta, Chris's mission is clear: to help people unlock human potential, one meaningful moment at a time. To know more about Chris visit his website:

www.chrisschembra.com

David Meltzer is a legendary sports executive and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire.

He is one of the world's top Entrepreneurs, Investors and Business coaches. David has been recognized by Variety Magazine as their Sports Humanitarian of the Year and awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

David is the Executive Producer of the Apple TV series 2 Minute Drill and Office Hours. He is also the executive producer of Entrepreneur's #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch.

David is featured in many books, movies, and TV shows such as World's Greatest Motivators, Think and Grow Rich and Beyond the Secret featured on Netflix.

His life's mission is to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy! This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing… VALUE.

In all his content, and communication that's exactly what you'll receive.

You can learn more about David at his website:

https://dmeltzer.com

or on Linkedin:

@davidmeltzer2

Olivia Atkin is a podcaster, author and successful entrepreneur. Her book, Achieving Success in Career Development, has inspired readers with her insightful perspectives and practical advice.

As an entrepreneur, she has built her own successful business, inspiring others to follow in her footsteps. Olivia creatively carved a path for herself from athlete to managing sports teams resulting in work with the New York Giants and the "FROZEN FOUR" National Champion Quinnipiac University Hockey Team.

Join us as we hear her story of resilience and how she's built an incredible career for herself.

Olivia has countless degrees and certifications under her belt including a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and a minor in Sports Studies from Quinnipiac University, a Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Supply Chain, certification in Society for Human Resource Management Certified Practitioner and many more!

To learn more about Olivia, you can go to her website:

https://achieving-success.com

or on Linkedin:

@oliviaatkin

Meredith Scott Lynn is a "familiar but not famous" film and television actress with an IMDB list a mile long.

You may recognize her as Enid Wexler, the "lesbian against drunk driving" in Legally Blonde, the Credit Vixen in A Night At The Roxbury, from any one of many other movies from smaller independent ones, she produced, and even directed, and countless television shows too many to mention here.

As founder & CEO of a WRiTE BRAiN WORLD, where her mission is to foster self-esteem in young people and a renewed sense of inspiration in the educators who support them, by offering innovative curricula and resources that help youth of all ages discover and develop their own ideas while engaging in joyful and meaningful literacy-building experiences that increase their capacity to connect while giving them voice & choice in their learning.

As a social entrepreneur, Meredith is sometimes more of a Curly Executive Officer than a Chief one, which makes for a good conversation in Podcasts.

To learn more about Meredith, you can go to her website:

https://writebrainworld.com

or Linkedin:

@ meredith-scott-lynn-7a344748

Heidi Ridley is the Co-Founder, CEO and Chair of the Board of RadiantESG Global Investors, culminating 30 years of leadership in asset management roles that encompass business management, investments, product development, institutional and intermediary business development and marketing.

Prior to establishing RadiantESG Heidi spent 18 years at AXA Investment Managers, rising to Global Chief Executive of Rosenberg Equities, and under her direction, Rosenberg Equities substantially added to its reputation by becoming the first ESG-integrated quantitative equity investor to be focused on the intersection of ESG insights and advanced factor solutions. 

Heidi earned her bachelor's degree in Economics from UC Berkeley, completed the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program, and is a CFA Charterholder.

She is a member of the Advisory Council for the Center for Equity Gender and Leadership at the UC Berkeley HAAS School of Business, is a champion of ESG investing and a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, expanding the dialogue through speaking engagements worldwide.

Kevin D. Turner is Managing Partner of TNT Brand Strategist, a technology and business-focused organizational and personal brand builder with deep expertise in visioneering, communications, culture building, and creating disruptive advantages.

Kevin has optimized 4.7K+ LinkedIn profiles/company pages & trained 12K+ people on best practices since 2005.

Achieved LinkedIn 5 Star Rating & 200+ written recommendations. He has lived in the US, Switzerland, Germany & Japan and has crowdsourced & fundraised $25.3M.

He has held Sales, Marketing, and Branding leadership roles with SONY, American Teachers, American Heart Association and more. 

To learn more about Kevin, go to his website:

https://tntbrandstrategist.com

or

on Linkedin:

@president

Derek Strokon is the 2x International Best-Selling Author of "Stop Stalling Start Selling" and "Human Being Human".

He is a TEDx Speaker, Leader and Business Consultant whose practice focuses on Resilience Development and Process Implementation.

He is the Chief Inspiration Officer of Sacred Line Consulting, President of "Every Day Human", "CEO of Polar Cold Caps Canada" & Founder of the "Kindness Cures".

Derek spends the majority of his education development time, studying Resilience and Hero Culture, working on strategies to minimize the amount of time that life interferes with living. You can learn more about Derek on his website:

https:// derekstrokon.com

or on Linkedin:

@derekstrokon

David Kitchen/Coach Kitch is the Founder and President of Edge Leadership Academy.

He is a former Division 1 Coach, and a PhD Candidate with a master's degree in sport psychology, who has a decade of experience building leaders, culture, and mindset at the highest levels of sports and business.

He is the author of The Pyramid: A System for Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today, and The Scoreboard: A Self-Audit System to Help You Build the Life You Want.

As a speaker, consultant, and coach, Coach Kitch is trusted by 100+ CEO's, coaches, and high performers to help them lead and win in business, athletics, and life.

To learn more about David, you can go to his website:

https://edgeleadershipacademy.com

or on Linkedin:

@dkitch