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Doug Thorpe
Doug Thorpe is a performance-driven Senior Executive, Entrepreneur, Board Member, Thought Leader, and Consultant with more than 40 years of success in the financial services, executive coaching, oil & gas, and healthcare industries. Leveraging extensive experience in guiding business transformation for growth-oriented organizations, he is a trusted guide for mid-cap companies to large global enterprises requiring expert assistance with leadership development, team performance, employee engagement, culture shifts, and change management.
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Sep 30, 2025 • 0sec
Creative Entrepreneur’s Stress Management Lessons | Ep 428
James Corwin, an artist and gallery owner in Montana known for realistic wildlife and landscapes, shares his entrepreneurial path. He recounts opening galleries (including one in Aspen) and the stress of remote management. He explains refocusing on painting, building systems and branding, and how AI fits into an artist’s work and marketing.
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Sep 25, 2025 • 0sec
Leadership SECRETS: Thrive in Uncertainty | Ep 427
Rebecca Homkes, a performance-driven executive and author of Survive, Reset, Thrive, shares how leaders can navigate uncertainty. They discuss splitting teams into offense and defense. They explore trust, deliberate resets, communicating beliefs to enable agility, and using AI to support strategy rather than replace it.
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Sep 23, 2025 • 0sec
The Identity BLUEPRINT: ‘Unlock Your Genius’ | Ep 426
Katarina Hanssens Carlson, psychotherapist-turned-entrepreneur and leadership coach, created a neuroscience-based Identity Blueprint to help leaders reclaim authentic selves. She discusses how schooling can stifle creativity. She explains crafting an I am statement, spotting sabotage stories from trauma, shifting habits to support identity, and real-life transformations into purposeful leadership and entrepreneurship.
Sep 18, 2025 • 0sec
Leading in the Age of Digital Disruption | Ep 425
Mike Peterson, a performance-driven senior executive and author with 40+ years across financial services, oil & gas, healthcare and consulting. He discusses defining digital transformation and the AI leap in practical work. He explores human-centered leadership during tech change. He covers change models like ADKAR and warns against running old and new processes in parallel.
Sep 16, 2025 • 0sec
You Can’t Inspire Accountability in Others Until You Model It Yourself | Ep 424
Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. I’m glad you’re spending a minute to check in with us. This is Doug Thorpe, and this is another episode of The Leadership Powered by Common Sense. I’m very honored today to bring a guest who is a, author, an advisor and coach. He also has a wildly successful TEDx […]
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Sep 11, 2025 • 0sec
How Do I Win at Work? Creating Role Clarity with Melissa Ortiz | Ep 423
Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and we’re glad to have you back. Listening today, I have a special guest. she and I have been online before. Her name is Melissa Ortiz. She is the founder and operator of activate HR. And today we’re going to talk about one of my all […]
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Sep 9, 2025 • 0sec
The Weight of Leading Alone | Ep 422
Jeremy Hill, private investment operator and community leader who runs JB Capital and hosts men’s gatherings to foster vulnerability. He talks about creating small, judgment-free groups where men drop their armor. They explore childhood conditioning, silent suffering in leadership, crisis-driven humanity, and practical next steps for connection and ongoing peer support.
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Sep 4, 2025 • 0sec
Cash Flow: The Make-or-Break Factor Every Small Business Owner Must Master | Ep 421
Cash flow is crucial for small business survival, affecting everything from timing income to expenses. The host explains a 13-week cash flow model to help owners forecast their finances. Major decisions, like buying equipment, hinge on effective cash flow management. Mixing personal and business finances poses legal risks, and taking owner distributions without caution can harm the business. Professional guidance in building cash flow forecasts is emphasized to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Sep 2, 2025 • 0sec
Bloom Where You’re Planted: Creating Inclusive Leadership and Building Personal Brand | Ep 420
Well, hello again everyone. I hope you’re having a great day, whatever time of day it might be for you. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to another episode of leadership powered by Common Sense. Today, I’ve got a gentleman who has spent much of his career in the human resources and talent management […]
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Aug 28, 2025 • 0sec
Stop Employee Flight Risk | Ep 419
Introduction Announcer You are listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense with your host, Doug Thorpe. Here’s Doug. Doug Thorpe Today I’m going to be talking about the great talent escape. Did you know you’re probably one LinkedIn message away from some of your best team members leaving your business? And if you’re a small […]
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