Real Leaders Podcast

Jereme Kent was at a bar when he was challenged by the bartender and hotel owner to place a wind turbine on top of his hotel. The challenge was accepted and soon became a dream, passion, and scalable business model that would disrupt many investor expectations. To disrupt a monopoly on energy will take courage, team work, and a mindset to embrace the unknown. --> Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: https://members.real-leaders.com/become-a-member --> Take your leadership to the next level at https://members.real-leaders.com/product/annual-subscription/ to unlock access to Real Leaders courses, magazine, and member-only events.Use coupon code: podcast20 for 20% off a $100/year membership.

Real Leaders presents a new series called We Leaders w/ Simon Mainwaring to help business leaders collaborate their way through a crisis together. Simon Mainwaring is the Founder of We First Branding and Author of his best-selling book Lead with We. In this episode host Kevin Edwards asks Simon critical questions to understand how leaders can look through a collaborative lens to identify key positioning when it comes to being outspoken about today's most sensitive and polarizing topics. More From Real Leaders: --> Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: https://members.real-leaders.com/become-a-member --> Take your leadership to the next level at https://members.real-leaders.com/product/annual-subscription/ to unlock access to Real Leaders courses, magazine, and member-only events.Use coupon code: podcast20 for 20% off a $100/year membership.

On this episode learn about the inspiring story of Sadie Lincoln, Co-Founder and CEO of barre3 who shares how her franchising model has been able to flourish through helping franchisors adopt a vision of their own within the vision of barre3. This leadership philosophy has grown barre3 to over 175 franchise studios across North America and transformed a number of women's lives through fitness and well-being. More From Real Leaders: --> Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: https://members.real-leaders.com/become-a-member --> Take your leadership to the next level at https://members.real-leaders.com/product/annual-subscription/ to unlock access to Real Leaders courses, magazine, and member-only events.Use coupon code: podcast20 for 20% off a $100/year membership.

Finding capital partners with similar ambitions and values to help raise you the cash you need may not be so obvious. In this episode, Michael Whelchel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Big Path Capital sits down to reveal the Mergers and Acquisitions of an impact investment bank to help companies that do good remain true to their values.  More From Real Leaders: --> Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: https://members.real-leaders.com/become-a-member --> Take your leadership to the next level at https://members.real-leaders.com/product/annual-subscription/ to unlock access to Real Leaders courses, magazine, and member-only events.Use coupon code: podcast20 for 20% off a $100/year membership.

Covid made employees rethink how they spend their time. In this episode, Roy Notowitz breaks down the intricacies of successful purpose-driven executive recruiting and cultures from his 20+ years of experience in staffing. In a few minutes, learn why finding the right executive search firm can save you time, increase value, and reduce employee churn. For help with purpose-driven executive search visit https://www.notogroup.com.  More From Real Leaders: --> Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: https://members.real-leaders.com/become-a-member --> Take your leadership to the next level at https://members.real-leaders.com/product/annual-subscription/ to unlock access to Real Leaders courses, magazine, and member-only events.Use coupon code: podcast20 for 20% off a $100/year membership.

Carolina Miranda serves small, mission-driven business owners who want help with becoming B-Certified in order to grow responsibly. On this episode she breaks down the origin of B Labs and B Certification, the misconceptions of a B Corp, key stakeholders the assessment will help you with and what the future of business looks like. You can learn more about Carolina's work at https://www.cultivatingcapital.com or connect with her on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greenbizconsultant/  More From Real Leaders: --> Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: https://members.real-leaders.com/become-a-member --> Take your leadership to the next level at https://members.real-leaders.com/product/annual-subscription/ to unlock access to Real Leaders courses, magazine, and member-only events.Use coupon code: podcast20 for 20% off a $100/year membership.

With a growing population, weak supply chains, and increasing CO2 emissions, how will the agricultural industry be disrupted? Wayne McIntyre imagines a world where the furthest supply chain is the city next door. Wayne wants to produce food locally and have it delivered right to your door for a fraction of the cost. Learn all about his experience, mindset, and dreams of saving our world, one-micro-factory at a time. Learn more at: https://www.relocalize.com

Linda Fisk was in middle school dodging difficult questions and social confrontations because of an early psychological speech impediment. This stutter created anxiety and fear of having the spotlight put on her, until one day, she made a choice to dig in and and work on her enunciation, grammar, and fear. Today, Linda empowers other women who lack the confidence in the workforce to get the next promotion, start the next business, and speak at the next podium. If you're in need of a strong business support community, please visit: https://leadhershipglobal.com More From Real Leaders:--> Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: https://members.real-leaders.com/become-a-member --> Take your leadership to the next level at https://members.real-leaders.com/product/annual-subscription/ to unlock access to Real Leaders courses, magazine, and member-only events.  Use coupon code: podcast20 for 20% off a $100/year membership.

Whether it's DropBox, Google Drive, or iCloud, BitTorrent is responsible for many of the file sharing services we use today and Bram Cohen is it's creator. However, this episode is not about BitTorrent, this interview is about understanding the mind of a very intelligent human being who is continually striving to do good in the world. One of the ways Cohen is positioning new technology for the future is creating the new Chia Network. He and his team are doing this through building a better blockchain and smart transaction platform which is more secure, more sustainable, and more powerful. Have a listen to learn what inefficiency is there and how it is being solved. More From Real Leaders:--> Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: https://members.real-leaders.com/become-a-member --> Take your leadership to the next level at https://members.real-leaders.com/product/annual-subscription/ to unlock access to Real Leaders courses, magazine, and member-only events.  Use coupon code: podcast20 for 20% off a $100/year membership.

22% of workers are unengaged and getting top talent to work is still a major concern for all CEOs. On this episode, Simon Mainwaring, Founder of We First and Author or Lead With We, shares how to position your brand as a desirable organization top talent wants to work at. By positioning your company as a role in the greater good of society, Mainwaring argues you can attract better talent, increase innovation, R&D, and appeal to the conscious consumers of a generation who does not want to waste their time. More From Real Leaders: --> Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: https://members.real-leaders.com/become-a-member --> Take your leadership to the next level at https://members.real-leaders.com/product/annual-subscription/ to unlock access to Real Leaders courses, magazine, and member-only events. Use coupon code: podcast20 for 20% off a $100/year membership.