

Deep Leadership
Jon S. Rennie
“Leadership is a People Business.” That's the philosophy of this leadership podcast from Jon Rennie. It's real-world, actionable advice from Jon as well as his expert guests. As a former Cold War Submarine Officer who spent 22 years leading businesses in Corporate America before starting his own manufacturing business, he knows that leadership matters!
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Apr 25, 2021 • 50min
#0066 – How Ordinary People Accomplish the Extraordinary with David Wheatley
Today I’m joined by David Wheatley. David is a leadership coach, facilitator, trainer and principle of Humanergy, a boutique leadership development company. He is co-author of the new book What Great Teams Do Great: How Ordinary People Accomplish the Extraordinary. This book helps leaders activate the power of choice and establish the right team processes that create excitement, shared mission, trust, and collaboration to achieve bold objectives...and to have fun along the way. You've heard me say that leadership is all about energizing ordinary people to do extraordinary things so I’m happy to have David on the show to talk about this important topic.
What Great Teams Do Great: How Ordinary People Accomplish the Extraordinary book
Humanergy Website
Humanergy on Twitter
Humanergy Leadership Podcast
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Apr 17, 2021 • 49min
#0065 – Leadership in a Changing World with Dr. Jeffrey Hull
Today I’m joined by Dr. Jeffrey Hull. Jeffrey is Director of Education & Business Development at the Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate. He is also a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School and an adjunct professor of leadership at New York University. Jeffrey is an author, educator and consultant with over twenty years of experience coaching C-suite executives. He also thinks of himself as an organizational anthropologist: someone how looks for patterns and shifts in the workplace. Lately he has seen a major shift in what is needed in company leadership. There is real need for leaders to connect and be much more relatable. His new book, Flex: The Art and Science of Leadership in a Changing World helps leaders understand the fundamental shifts happening in the workplace and how to effectively lead in this new world. I’m honored to have him on the show and talk about this important topic.
Flex: The Art and Science of Leadership in a Changing World book
Dr. Jeffrey Hull's website
Dr. Jeffrey Hull on Instagram
Dr. Jeffrey Hull on Twitter
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Apr 11, 2021 • 43min
#0064 – Suddenly Virtual with Karin Reed
Today my guest is Karin Reed. Karin is an Emmy-award winning on-camera communications expert. She is the CEO of Speaker Dynamics where she helps business professionals learn how to be effective on-camera communicators - especially with remote meetings and presentations. Her new book Suddenly Virtual: Making Remote Meetings Work is the definitive guide for businesses looking to make their meetings more effective in this increasingly remote working environment. There is so much more to Zoom than you think and you will learn a lot from this timely interview.
Suddenly Virtual: Making Remote Meetings Work book
Speaker Dynamics Website
Speaker Dynamics Twitter
Karin Reed Twitter
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Apr 4, 2021 • 47min
#0063 – Embracing Life Lessons with Marney Andes
Today my guest is Marney Andes. Marney is an author, consultant, educator, and entrepreneur. She was a college basketball player and former Mrs. America. She credits her success from the lessons she learned from her father growing up on a farm in Nebraska. She has a new book out called Start with the Give-Me Shots in which she share 8 lessons from her childhood that helped her succeed. She also helps readers reflect on their own life’s lessons to find clarity and success. This was an inspiring interview which I know you will love!
Start with the Give-Me Shots book
Marney Andes website
Marney Andes on Twitter
Marney Andes on Instagram
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Mar 27, 2021 • 47min
#0062 – Creating an Internal Board of Directors with Dr. Holly Sullenger
Today I’m joined by Dr. Holly Sullenger. Holly is an award winning speaker, corporate trainer, and leadership consultant here in the Raleigh, NC area. She helps companies get the most from their teams through speaking, training, and workshops. She recently wrote about a subject that I think is critical for all leaders. This topic is Creating Your Own Internal Board of Directors. I’ve learned in my career, if you’re going to be successful as a leader, you can’t do it alone. I’m excited to have her on the show and talk about this important subject.
Dr. Holly Sullenger's Website
Dr. Holly Sullenger on Facebook
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Mar 21, 2021 • 38min
#0061 – Getting to the C-Suite with Jawad Ahsan
Today I’m joined by Jawad Ahsan. Jawad is the CFO of Axon, the global leader of connected public safety technologies like tasers and body cameras. He is the author of a new book called What They Didn’t Tell Me where he draws upon his own personal experience to help people better manage their careers. This book helps people get past the things that get them stuck in their careers. In this book he talks about his journey from entry level employee to the C-Suite. If you feel like you are stuck or are wonder what it takes to get to the highest levels of your company, this is your episode.
Jawad Ahsan's Website
What They Didn’t Tell Me book
Axon.com
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Mar 14, 2021 • 22min
#0060 - All in the Same Boat Preview
This is the week my new book comes out. It’s called All in the Same Boat - Lead Your Organization Like a Nuclear Submariner and pre-orders open on March 15th. It will only be available on my website jonsrennie.com or allinthesameboatbook.com. I spent more than two years writing this book which contains stories of my time serving in the Navy as a submarine officer and how those experiences helped my lead 9 different manufacturing businesses throughout my career. I guarantee this will be the most interesting leadership book you will read in 2021. In this episode, I talk about the origins of one of the stories in my new book and then I will share a that part of the chapter. It's about my first deployment on the USS Tennessee in a North Atlantic winter storm and how that experience helped me understand my WWII Navy veteran grandfather better. It’s one of my favorite stories in the book and I’m excited to share this with you.
Pre-order my new book on 3/15/21 only at allinthesameboatbook.com
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Mar 6, 2021 • 46min
#0059 – Transforming Today's Leaders with Lou Everett and Sherri McManus
Today my guests are Lou Everett and Sherri McManus. They are the founders of the Lou Everett Group based right here in Raleigh, NC. Their expertise is leadership and leadership training. They are on the same mission I am – to build a world with better bosses. They are known for their highly effective coaching, teaching, and speaking on the topic of leadership. They strongly believe that personal growth impacts a leader’s influence. This was a powerful discussion with two people on the front lines of leadership development.
The Lou Everett Group website
The Lou Everett Group Facebook
The Lou Everett Group LinkedIn
The Lou Everett Group Instagram
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Feb 28, 2021 • 38min
#0058 – The Smartest Person in the Room with Christian Espinosa
Today I’m joined by Christian Espinosa. Christian is Founder and CEO of Alpine Security. He is an Air Force veteran turned entrepreneur, bestselling author, and high-performance coach. His latest book, The Smartest Person in the Room, shows how to leverage your company's smartest minds to your benefit and theirs. This book helps business managers develop their organization’s technical resources so they become better humans and stronger leaders. This is great show about leading high IQ individuals.
Christian Espinosa's website
The Smartest Person in the Room Book
Christian Espinosa on Instagram
Christian Espinosa on Twitter
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Feb 14, 2021 • 54min
#0057 – Unlocking your Creative Mind with Peter Himmelman
Today I’m joined by Peter Himmelman. Peter is the founder & CEO of Big Muse, an organization that helps companies translate their vision into reality by allowing them to create more fearlessly. He is a Grammy & Emmy nominated musician who has turned his passion for music into a methodology to allow people to tap into their creative side. His 2016 book, Let Me Out: Unlock Your Creative Mind and Bring Your Ideas to Life presents science-based techniques and simple exercises to get unstuck and unlock your creative potential. If you’ve ever wondered what prevents us from turning our dreams into reality, this is your episode. Peter helps us unlock the creative side of the mind and chase after the things we are really passionate about. Today, Peter and I talk about the creative side of business leadership.
Peter Himmelman website
Let Me Out: Unlock Your Creative Mind and Bring Your Ideas to Life
Peter Himmelman on Twitter
Big Muse Website
Big Muse on Twitter
Big Muse on Instagram
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Learn about my new book All in the Same Boat - Lead Your Organization Like a Nuclear Submariner
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