Explore every episode of the podcast The Servant Leadership Podcast
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| THE ART OF ALIGNMENT - PATTY BEACH | 01 Jul 2025 | 00:37:07 | |
Patty Beach is the founder and CEO of LeadershipSmarts and she joins Greg Aden to discuss her new book 'The Art of Alignment' along with her passion for helping managers transform into creative leaders. | |||
| BUILDING EFFECTIVE TEAMS - SARAH THURBER | 03 Jun 2025 | 00:35:01 | |
In this episode, Greg Aden of Aden Leadership is joined by award-winning author, Sarah Thurber. Sarah and her husband co-authored the book 'Good T, Bad Team: Lead Your People to go After Big Challenges'. | |||
| The Nuts and Bolts of Leadership | 05 Nov 2024 | 00:32:19 | |
Renee Breazeale is an author, speaker, leader and founder of the Victory Advantage Foundation. She discovered her leadership purpose though as the CEO of Victory Bolt & Specialty Company. As a business owner and leader, Renee had to learn how to build relationships and establish her own position as a women owned business in a predominately male run industry. | |||
| THE ART OF BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH CONNECTION - IRIS KLEIN | 30 Jul 2024 | 00:32:52 | |
Iris Klein is a renowned acting coach, actress, and director. She has worked with some of Hollywood's biggest names. Her unique coaching style of Connection teaches how to to be present in the moment and to make a heartfelt connection to the person, or audience so that what you say or act seems real and authentic. | |||
| LOGIC VS EMOTION - DR MITCH | 16 Jul 2024 | 00:28:58 | |
Dr. Mitch is an author, and the host of the Truth Talks Podcast. For nearly three decades he has been studying the human body, behavior and mind. His podcast and soon to be released book series, focus on telling the stories of those that have found success through tragedy. In this episode, Dr Mitch sits down with Greg to explore the idea that by first thinking and reacting with logic over emotion will help people be more successful in problem solving and life. | |||
| SPEAK TO CONNECT - MICHELLE SANTAFERRARO | 25 Jun 2024 | 00:31:11 | |
When Michelle and her husband decided to move from the United States to Italy a few years ago, she found herself 'on the sidelines'. Not knowing the language, or the culture, she was forced to let her husband (who speaks Italian) communicate for her. She decided to get off the sidelines, learn the language and culture and to begin speaking to connect not just to speak. | |||
| YOU ARE YOUR OWN BEST ADVOCATE - MERCEDES BLANCO | 23 May 2024 | 00:37:37 | |
Mercedes Blanco grew up the small town of Zamora in Spain, and always dreamed of traveling the world. When she arrived in the United States in her 20's, she quickly learned that she was on her own. she had no friends or family here and did not know how to speak English. She had to advocate for herself and become comfortable with the uncomfortable. Today, she is a global leader for The Hotel Network and a founding member of Women in Travel Thrive. | |||
| RESILIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH | 10 Apr 2024 | 00:36:43 | |
For most of her life, Lynn Zwibak was told she was too energetic, too analytical, or just 'different'. Forging the right career path and reframing challenges as opportunities put her in a position to help others. When she was diagnosed with ADHD and was able to begin a therapy plan to manage her ADHD she discovered that it wasn't a disability at all but rather her newfound superpower! Lynn has worked within the hospitality space in various roles, and it was in that space she found her real passion, helping coach businesses on Revenue Management. Today, Lynn is the founder of Zwibak Revenue Management and an advocate for helping others who struggle with ADHD and other mental and behavioral disabilities.
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| FINDING YOUR LEADERSHIP MINDSET THROUGH CLARATY - CLARA CAPANO | 02 Apr 2024 | 00:36:22 | |
Clara Capano is a best-selling author, and award winning international speaker, and host of the Working Women Channel and Women Winning Their Way Show. Her passion is helping to empower women to be leaders and to find their 'CLARATY' in life. | |||
| BUILDING DIVERISTY THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS - DAVID KONG | 12 Mar 2024 | 00:39:27 | |
In this episode, Greg Aden sits down with David Kong (former CEO of Best Western International) to discuss how relationships, diversity and inclusion are playing key roles in today's leadership. | |||
| HOW A NEAR FINANCIAL COLLAPSE LED TO A NEW WAY OF LEADERSHIP | 16 Jan 2024 | 00:41:01 | |
Bob Neuman and Greg 'Woody' Greenwood are entrepreneurs and co-founders of the Colorado Thought Leaders Forum. They sit down with Greg Aden to discuss how the financial collapse of 2008 opened their hearts and minds to a new way to lead in business and life. http://www.openspaceleadership.com/ | |||
| WHY UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVES IS IMPORTANT IN LEADERSHIP | 05 Dec 2023 | 00:33:57 | |
Janine Davis is an Executive Coach and Facilitator for venture-backed start ups and has over 20 years in People Operations and Recruiting. She understands the importance individual perspectives play in being a good leader. By understanding where your team members are coming from and having the respect, passion and empathy for their unique perspectives, you will create an inviting and positive environment for them to thrive in. Evolution: Overview | LinkedIn Evolution | |||
| DREAM BIG AND NEVER GIVE UP - CESAR WURM | 14 May 2025 | 00:24:17 | |
Challenges are what make us great and for Cesar, who lost his mom at a young age and battled addiction later in life, challenges are what has made him into the husband, father, and leader he is today. Connect with Cesar Wurm: LinkedIn Connect with Greg Aden: LinkedIn | |||
| HOW SUCCESS RELATES TO WHAT LIGHTS YOU UP! | 25 Oct 2023 | 00:35:44 | |
Greg meets with Molly Smith to talk about what lights us up and how it correlates to teaching and leadership. Molly is a Denver-based professional with a PhD, MBA, and Masters in Education with 15+ years experience in leadership development, teaching and training.
Links Connect with Molly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyannsmith/ Connect with Greg:https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-aden-leadership/ Free Discovery Coaching Call with Greg:https://calendly.com/adenleadership | |||
| HELPING OTHERS GROW WITH HUMILITY | 30 Aug 2023 | 00:33:08 | |
Description: Join us for an inspiring episode as Greg sits down with the remarkable Matt Hostetler, Chief Development Officer at Red Roof. In this engaging conversation, Matt shares his invaluable insights on the power of connection and fostering growth in others. With a distinguished career spanning over three decades, Matt's leadership prowess is second to none. Dive into Matt's journey as he takes us through his remarkable track record of leading teams since 1992. Discover how he has honed his skills in identifying and leveraging his team's strengths, propelling them towards continuous improvement and unparalleled success. | |||
| INVITE PLAY INTO YOUR LIFE TO THINK AND LEAD CREATIVELY | 01 Aug 2023 | 00:38:25 | |
Jason is an Airman, a leader, a strategist, a performance coach, and a philosopher of technological history. His background includes coordinating multinational combat missions, airborne security for the President, planning large force exercises, flight instructor, academic professor, and Ironman triathlete. He’s taken courses from Stanford d.school, IDEO, Duarte Design, Next Jump, Strategic Play, Darden School of Business, and John Warden's Prometheus Academy. Jason is now using that experience and knowledge in his professional mission: to innovate education so that we become better at educating innovators. | |||
| TRANSFORMATION HAPPENS BY SHIFTING GEARS | 18 Jul 2023 | 00:30:36 | |
Greg talks with Michael Lopez about how focusing on making shift allows you to change and transform. Michael is a recognized thought leader, speaker, writer and coach on culture, behavior change, leadership and transformation. Michael helps leaders, teams, and organizations transform by blending his broad consulting background with deep experience in the science of behavior change. Michael brings a diverse leadership style forged from a blend of business, civil service, military and athletic experience. As a result, he has a passion for leading and coaching teams to help organizations create new processes, structures, leaders and cultures that can realize inspiring new futures and possibilities. As a former college athlete, Michael is a member of the Positive Coaching Alliance Leadership Council and remains engaged with sports as a youth and high school football coach. | |||
| HOW YOUR APPROACH TO LIFE DETERMINES YOUR SUCCESS | 27 Jun 2023 | 00:27:06 | |
Greg meets with Matt Wexler to share his experience as a former Senior Learning & Leadership Development Executive and to give advice on how looking inward can help you achieve success in all areas of your life. | |||
| LEADING CHANGE IN RWANDA WITH RIVER'S PROMISE | 23 May 2023 | 00:28:33 | |
Chad Jamison (Producer Chad) is co-founder and producer of the Truth Talks Podcast. He also directed and produced a new mini-documentary that follows a young man named River Lakey on his return trip to Rwanda where he was born and adopted from as a child. It also highlights the incredible work that River's Promise (a non-profit named after River) is doing for the people of Rwanda. | |||
| REINVENT YOURSELF AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE | 09 May 2023 | 00:29:14 | |
Greg meets with Claudia Barlow to talk about her 30 years at Accenture and how she's reinvented herself as a Senior Executive Coach. Claudia is an experienced global business executive who is passionate about advising senior leaders about strategic talent topics and coaching individuals to success, professionally and personally. She loves building and leading diverse, high performing teams by caring deeply about the people she works with, both personally and professionally, and ensuring they have what they need to be their best: always having their back, removing roadblocks, and making sure they feel seen, safe, appreciated, and valued. Connect with Greg: Free Discovery Coaching Call with Greg: https://calendly.com/adenleadership | |||
| THE CULTURE OF TRUST STARTS WITH ENGAGEMENT | 18 Apr 2023 | 00:39:16 | |
Greg meets with Cali Ressler to talk about making work more human. Cali is a strategic thought leader re-imagining talent and leadership practices. She has spent the past 2 decades directing the creation of innovative visions and overseeing teams and workplans across industries in organizations at various stages of growth. Cali is a highly skilled and respected expert in the areas of Organizational Culture, Talent Management, Employee Experience, Leadership, Performance, Engagement, Change Management, Organizational Effectiveness, and Employee Communications. She is known for her exceptional abilities to inspire and motivate others and cultivate an atmosphere of trust, transparency, and high performance. | |||
| LISTENING WITH EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING | 06 Apr 2023 | 00:30:52 | |
Greg speaks with Lori Frisher, founder of Ready or Not! Media to delve into how being empathetic and giving your 100% attention to those around you can immensely improve your relationships and communication. Lori is a positive asset, with a proven track record of exceeding established goals. Her expertise involves taking a company or organization to the next level of business success by increasing the agility of their company, maximizing business performance, deepening client relationships. | |||
| KICKING SOUL SUCKING JOBS TO THE CURB | 14 Mar 2023 | 00:30:03 | |
Greg speaks with Tonille Miller, founder of the consulting firm EXT - Experience and Transformation to talk about how people can enrich their lives by kicking soul sucking jobs to the curb. Tonille has over 15 years as a consultant, I/O psychologist, and organizational strategist and uses that knowledge to help others enrich their lives. Her expertise is in change management, employee engagement & retention, culture transformation, strategic communications, hybrid/remote work, employee experience, leadership development, DEIB, digital transformation, and organizational effectiveness. In addition to various podcasts, shows, and speaking engagements, Tonille has been featured in publications like The Huffington Post, Nasdaq, TechFunnel, Thrive Global, Employee Experience Magazine, and the American Journal of Health Promotion. | |||
| LOVE AND LEADERSHIP - THE TRUTH BEHIND RELATIONSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP WITH TED SANTOS | 30 Apr 2025 | 00:36:03 | |
Ted Santos is the founder and CEO of Turnaround Investment Partners and is known as the 'CEO Whisperer'. He teaches CEO's how to use the 'disruptive leadership model' to transform their organizations. His newest book is 'Why You Can't Find Love - The Truth About Modern Relationships'. In this episode, Ted and Greg take a deep dive into love, relationships, conflict resolution and of course leadership. Connect with Ted: | |||
| HOW THE BEST LEADERS EMPOWER THEIR TEAMS | 14 Feb 2023 | 00:29:46 | |
Greg speaks with Shae Clark, Vice President of Human Resources at FirstBank to talk about leadership. Shae is the Director of Membership Denver Veteran Leadership Council and spent almost six years in the US Navy prior. | |||
| HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE FOREVER | 07 Feb 2023 | 00:28:46 | |
Greg speaks with Jeff Patterson, the owner and founder at Aspen Success Coaching to discuss how you can completely transform your life. | |||
| HOW WORDS IMPACT PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:25:27 | |
Greg speaks with Anson Ross Thompson, father, lover, author, entrepreneur, and self described "Insurance Ninja" to talk about how words can impact people and the Anson has written 12 books and has more on the way. He writes about life, personal responsibility, managing conflict, and provides stories of his past, present, and future. He's an insurance professional that not only looks different but thinks differently as well. He's a sales trainer that provides assistance to sales professionals by helping them create a unique personal brand. He doesn't work, he lives! | |||
| TRUST AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELVES | 24 Jan 2023 | 00:24:20 | |
Greg speaks with Ed Shenkein, Office Leader at SingerLewak LLP, to talk about his professional journey. | |||
| THE BEST LEADERS ROOT THEMSELVES IN THEIR PURPOSE | 18 Jan 2023 | 00:24:38 | |
Greg speaks with Lisa Pedersen, founder of Root Purpose Group, to discuss how being rooted in your purpose helps you lead a better life. Lisa specializes in leadership coaching and organizational development and has over 25 years of organizational leadership in both for profit and nonprofit industries. Most recently she led the Humane Society of Boulder Valley, a nationally recognized leader in animal welfare, for 12 years as CEO. She developed expertise in strategic planning, public speaking, board management, fundraising and business development. Lisa built value-aligned teams, who challenged the status quo by creating first-of-a-kind programs and services. | |||
| LEADING YOUR LIFE TROUGH TINY CONNECTIONS | 12 Jan 2023 | 00:31:07 | |
Greg meets with Jen Nash, a master storytelling facilitator, to discuss tiny connections and how they can create amazing outcomes in your life. Jen Nash is a retention | |||
| CREATIVE LEADERSHIP THAT IGNITES INNOVATION | 07 Dec 2022 | 00:24:28 | |
Dr Steve Ralph is the founder of the non-profit, EPIC Impact Society and is also a faculty member of the Organization Theory and Management program at Pepperdine University. He graduated from Pepperdine University with his doctorate in Organizational Leadership. | |||
| SERVANT LEADERSHIP PODCAST - VISION OF LEARNING BUILT BY PURPOSE | 30 Nov 2022 | 00:25:35 | |
While serving in the United States Marine Corps, Steven Crawford learned the importance of having great leadership and the power of service. His need for education and knowledge earned him promotions and rank. After leaving the Marine Corps., Steven eventually landed in the financial services field where he started as a secretary. His continued pursuit of education eventually led him to the top of his field. Interaworks: https://www.interaworks.com/ | |||
| SERVANT LEADERSHIP PODCAST - WHY MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS IN LEADERSHIP | 01 Nov 2022 | 00:32:58 | |
Rachel Lambert is the founder of Braincode Centers in Colorado and Angie Noack is the SVP of Business Development at Braincode. Together they are bringing a holistic approach to mental health through neurofeedback therapy and counseling. They discuss the importance strong healthy mental health plays in leadership. | |||
| WHY RELATIONSHIPS ARE THE BASIS FOR THE BEST LEADERSHIP | 25 Oct 2022 | 00:30:35 | |
Phil Hugh is known throughout the hospitality industry as a leader and pioneer. He has over 30 years of experience in leadership and business development for some of biggest names in hospitality. Phil joins Greg Aden of Aden Leadership to discuss why he believes relationships are the key element to effective leadership. | |||
| FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE BOARD ROOM - MELANIE MILLS | 16 Apr 2025 | 00:31:37 | |
As and educator, Melanie taught able bodied students how to work with and lead classmates with special needs. After leaving the classroom, she took her skills of teaching to the board room where she became an executive coach teaching company executives how to lead their teams through truth. In this episode, Greg and Melanie discuss the similarities between the classroom and board rooms and why truth isn't always black and white but why understandings someone's perspective lends context to their truth. | |||
| CAN EQUISTRIAN THERAPY LEAD TO LEADERSHIP | 05 Oct 2022 | 00:27:14 | |
Kate Neligan was working in Hollywood for some of the biggest studios but left that to pursue a dream of using horse therapy to coach people about leadership. | |||
| WHY CHANGE MANAGEMENT SHOULD REALLY BE CALLED CHANGE LEADERSHIP | 09 Sep 2022 | 00:28:33 | |
Marisol Ortiz is a Change Management expert but she is also a Psychologist so she understands the human behavior and human condition. Greg asks her the question, 'Isn't change management really change leadership?' | |||
| WE MUST ALL UNDERSTAND PERSPECTIVE WHEN LEADING | 30 Aug 2022 | 00:31:46 | |
Leaders today must be able to understand the perspectives that everyone around them has. For Nancy Patel, her perspective on life changed one fateful day while delivering some heaters from one hotel to another as she was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident that left her paralyzed. But eventually her perspective changed from one of helplessness to one of empowerment and confidence. | |||
| WHY DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AREN'T JUST BUZZ WORDS | 23 Aug 2022 | 00:30:11 | |
Sean Choi is a Senior Vice President at FirstBank Colorado, and he is the newly appointed Director of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) there. He joins Greg Aden of Aden leadership do discuss his own unique story from growing up with parents who where immigrants to being the first in his family to graduate high school and college. | |||
| HOW WE CAN ELEVATE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP AND WHY WE SHOULD | 22 Aug 2022 | 00:43:07 | |
Silvia Camarota and Rachel Humphrey discuss how they are helping develop women leaders in the hospitality and travel industry. | |||
| BUILDING THE BEST - INSPIRATION, TEACHING, AND PRINCIPALS OF LEADERSHIP WITH JOHN EADES | 01 Apr 2025 | 00:29:21 | |
John Eades is the CEO of LearnLoft Leadership Development and is the author of the acclaimed book, 'Building the Best'. He has been named one of LinkedIn's 'Top Voices in Management & Workplace'. | |||
| LEADERSHIP IN STORYTELLING - SARAH OEHLER | 19 Mar 2025 | 00:31:05 | |
Sarah Oehler joins Greg Aden to discuss how her love of storytelling led her to a career in media as an on-air personality for a local news channel. After her television days were over, Sarah ventured into marketing and today is the Assistant Director of Communications at Colorado State University. Sarah and Greg discuss some of the leaders and mentors that helped shape her and her career along with the most important leadership role she has, that of a mother of three children. For more information on leadership or to contact Greg, please go to: www.adenleadership.com | |||
| PROMISE MADE - PROMISE KEPT - THE RIVER'S PROMISE STORY | 28 Jan 2025 | 00:46:40 | |
In 2008, Jimmy Lakey adopted his son, River, from a Rwandan orphanage at the age of 3. Before leaving the country to come home to America, he made a promise to take care of River's friends back in Rwanda. What started off as 'Jimmy's Orphan Project' went from taking care of a handful of orphan children into providing education, food and even homes for hundreds of orphans and widows in Rwanda as a registered non-profit called, River's Promise. | |||
| THE COACHES COACH - STEVE CHANDLER | 14 Jan 2025 | 00:33:12 | |
Steve Chandler is a renowned coach, author and speaker and sits down with Greg Aden to discuss how he got into coaching and the role servant leadership takes in his personal and professional lives. | |||
| SKIP THE ELEVATOR AND TAKE THE STAIRS - MATT HOSTETTLER AND PHIL HUGH | 31 Dec 2024 | 00:47:34 | |
Greg is joined by leaders in hospitality, Matt Hostettler and Phil Hugh for this episode. Both Matt and Phil have been impactful and successful in the hospitality and real estate industries along with being proven leaders. | |||
| BUILDING CREATIVE AND INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP - INGRID HU DAHL | 22 Jul 2025 | 00:33:53 | |
Ingrid Hu Dahl is an author, speaker and leadership coach with over 20 years of coaching experience. Her newest book, 'Sun Shining on Morning Snow' is a memoir of sorts depicting her experiences as a coach, and journeys as a gay women. The book pays homage to her late mother who passed away before the book was published. In this episode, Ingrid and Greg discuss her perspectives on leadership coaching through empathy and curiosity and meeting people where they are. Learn more about Ingrid, or connect with her here: Connect with Greg Aden: | |||