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Paul Vanderbroeck is an international executive educator and coach. In his leadership development, he uses a transdisciplinary approach, combining leadership theory and diagnostic instruments with history, arts, and theatre.

• What are the leadership models that you have chosen for your research and why?
• What can modern leaders learn from Caesar's career, and how does it apply to leaders today?
• What can modern leaders learn from Caesar's behavior and development over time?
• What can modern leaders learn from Caesar's personality?
• What new elements did your research bring to Caesar's story?

A historian by training and a former HR executive, Paul Vanderbroeck is an international executive educator and coach. In his leadership development, he uses a transdisciplinary approach, combining leadership theory and diagnostic instruments with history, arts, and theatre. He partners with corporations, non-profit organizations, and business schools. As an independent researcher, he publishes on leadership and organizational behavior. He has authored business books on women leadership and on dual career couples, a textbook on international human resource management, and has co-created a theatre play on women leaders. His latest book is Lead Like Julius Caesar. Leadership Lessons From History's Most Influential Leader.

Paul holds a PhD in History from Radboud University (Nijmegen, NL). Paul is married, a father of two adult children, and currently lives in Switzerland.

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Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching, a company that specializes in leadership development.

Mathew Pohl is a former data analytics professional turned small business owner and advocate for organizational growth. He applied the Stages of Growth methodology, achieving a 10x increase in his company's value.

• What was the driving force behind you becoming an entrepreneur?
• Tell us about the two seasons of your first business and why those were so different?
• Why is having a roadmap so important for SMB owners?
• What is the ReWild Group's roadmap based on?
• How does Organizational ReWilding differ from EOS?

Mathew Pohl is a former data analytics professional turned small business owner and advocate for organizational growth. He applied the Stages of Growth methodology, achieving a 10x increase in his company's value. Pohl founded the ReWild Group to share this approach and authored the "Organizational ReWilding Rules for Business Growth" series. He is passionate about helping business leaders and advisers. Pohl enjoys the outdoors in Colorado and spending time with his family. He welcomes collaborations and aims to empower businesses to reach their full potential.

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Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching, a company that specializes in leadership development.

Bailey Romatoski is the strategic architect of JOYELY's growth and operations, playing a pivotal role in advancing its mission to transform joy into a sustainable, scalable solution for emotional resilience and professional success.

• How did your experience in data systems inspire your approach to emotional intelligence?
• Can you explain why traditional emotional intelligence models fall short and how the JQ Emotions Map addresses emotional complexity?
• How does JQ pairs with AI and language models for human alignment?
• Could you share an example or story where applying the JQ Framework shifted the outcomes?
• How do you envision integrating the JQ Framework into broader systems—like education, technology, or corporate wellness—to create sustained emotional change?

Bailey Romatoski is the strategic architect of JOYELY's growth and operations, playing a pivotal role in advancing its mission to transform joy into a sustainable, scalable solution for emotional resilience and professional success. A leader with expertise in corporate systems, wellness innovation, and emotional intelligence, Bailey's background combines data-driven strategy with people-centered practices.

At Daimler, she founded a mental and physical health resource group now supporting over 14,000 employees worldwide. At Nike, Bailey led data automation initiatives that improved operational efficiency while supporting high-pressure teams. These experiences have shaped her ability to develop JOYELY's robust strategic frameworks.

Bailey's partnership with Sheryl has transformed JOYELY into a platform, blending decades of insights into emotional resilience, leadership, and cultural impact. Together, they've introduced tools like the Chair of JOY® Experience and the Joy Intelligence Framework, which empower individuals and teams to harness joy as a driver of performance, decision-making, and personal growth.

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Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company that specializes in leadership development.

Julie Hamilton is a Certified Fibromyalgia Coach and Life Coach who helps professionals maintain their career and regain their active social life. She has 20+ years of Human Resources Management/Director experience.

• What is a chronic illness like Fibromyalgia?
• What are the systems?
• How can it be detected?
• What policies and laws are in the US to take advantage of or to make your job work for you?
• Do you work with companies or just 1:1 clients?

Julie Hamilton is a Certified Fibromyalgia Coach and Life Coach who helps professionals maintain their career and regain their active social life. She has 20+ years of Human Resources Management/Director experience. So, when she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2009, she knew what policies and laws to take advantage of to make her job work for her.

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Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Edward Chenard has over 20 years in the data and analytics space and has worked at Fortune 500's and startups, running teams of analysts, data scientists and engineers.

• How is AI going to change the way we work and shop?
• How is Personalization impacting the way companies engage customers?
• What is the role of data and analytics in an AI world?
• What are the key skills of a data leader?
• What do data leaders need to learn to be successful?

Edward Chenard has over 20 years in the data and analytics space and has worked at Fortune 500's and startups, running teams of analysts, data scientists and engineers. He build the first data science and data engineering team at Best Buy, led the marketing innovation team at Target and built the data science and data engineering teams at CH Robinson. In all three he built products that brought in real change and bottom line impact. Currently Edward leads the data and analytics team at Shipwell, an innovative startup in the transportation management space.

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Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Cheryl Einhorn is the founder of Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method.

• How did you become an expert in decision-making?
• Tell us about each of the Problem Solver Profiles?
• How do you develop other types of ways to problem solve?
• Why is Intellectual diversity important in a team?
• What impact does the way you grew up have on your decision making?

Cheryl Einhorn is the founder of Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method. AREA is an evidence-based decision-making system that uniquely controls for and counters cognitive bias to expand knowledge while improving judgment. Cheryl developed AREA during her two decades as an award-winning investigative journalist writing for publications ranging from The New York Times to Foreign Policy Magazine, Barron's and Harvard Business Review.

Cheryl is a long time educator, having taught at Columbia Business School for over a decade and currently teaching at Cornell University's SC Johnson School of Business and Cornell Tech. She is the author of three books: Problem Solved, A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction, about personal and professional decision-making, and Investing In Financial Research, A Decision-Making System for Better Results about financial and investment decisions. Her new book about Problem Solver Profiles and the psychology of decision-making, Problem Solver, Maximizing Your Strengths To Make Better Decisions, was published in the Spring of 2023.

Cheryl loves to be in the great outdoors, spend time with her three kids, and bake all kinds of good cookies.

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The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Dr. Paul White is a licensed psychologist who has worked with individuals, businesses and families in a variety of settings for over 20 years. He is the co-author of The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace which has been published in 25 languages.

• Most companies have employee recognition programs; why is there still such a struggle with negative workplaces?
• What are common misconceptions by leaders about appreciation in the workplace?
• What practical results can teaching team members how to communicate authentic appreciation have on an organization?
• How does staff feeling appreciated relate to decreasing turnover and making one's workplace desirable for new employees?
• In your research with remote employees, what did you learn about similarities/dissimilarities with onsite team members with regards to communicating appreciation to them effectively?

Dr. Paul White, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who has worked with individuals, businesses and families in a variety of settings for over 20 years. He received his B.A. from Wheaton, his Masters from Arizona State, and his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University. He consults with successful businesses and high net worth families, dealing with the relational issues intertwined with business and financial wealth. In addition to serving businesses, families and organizations across the U.S., Dr. White has also spoken and consulted in Europe, Central Asia, the Caribbean, and South America.

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The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Billy is an author , speaker and Now-ist, teaching people to become more aware of the gifts in the present moment. His hit book, The Now-ist is full of wisdom from his own journey.

• How do you answer the questions... Who Am I?
• What are the most frequent questions in your self talk?
• Where does stress settle in your body? Check in right now.
• What are your morning rituals?
• How do you use your imagination daily?

Billy is an author, speaker and Now-ist, teaching people to become more aware of the gifts in the present moment. His hit book, The Now-ist is full of wisdom from his own journey. The inspiration and truth Billy Mandarino presents in his new book, The Now-ist is a life-changing creation. Billy dives deep into the essence of us all and breaks down present moment living in a very unique way.

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The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Sarah Walton is a business coach and sales expert who's been featured on The Today Show, speaks at women's conferences all over the world and has helped hundreds of women start and grow businesses they LOVE.

• What is influence and what is it not?
• How does influence really work?
• What do people need to practice daily in order to become influential?
• What are the 3 keys to building more influence?
• Why do you care if women have more money and influence?

From growing up in a low-income household with a single mom to helping moms turn their passion into a business they love that can support their families, Sarah's lived experience shows how women can powerfully change their lives and the lives of their families and communities.

Sarah's transitioned from being "just another coach" to being a change-maker. It's time to put more money in the hands of more women, and Sarah is all in.

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The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.

Ben Guttmann is a marketing and communications expert and author of Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win — and How to Design Them. He's an experienced marketing executive and educator on a mission to get leaders to simplifying their message to connect effectively.

• What are the biggest mistakes that bad communicators make?
• What are the tenants of effective messaging?
• Why do we always complicate things?
• How can we develop practices to simplify our work?
• How should we design our messages visually?

Ben Guttmann is a marketing and communications expert and author of Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win — and How to Design Them. He's an experienced marketing executive and educator on a mission to get leaders to more effectively connect by simplifying their message. Ben is former co-founder and managing partner at Digital Natives Group, an award-winning agency that worked with the NFL, I Love NY, Comcast NBCUniversal, Hachette Book Group, The Nature Conservancy, and other major clients. Currently, Ben teaches digital marketing at Baruch College in New York City and consults with a range of thought leaders, venture-backed startups, and other brands.

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The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals.

Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of Excellent Executive Coaching a company specialized in leadership development.