Real Leaders Podcast

John Register was gunning for the '96 Olympics when he suffered an extreme leg injury on the last hurdle in the qualifying round. This injury would be the last the last time he would ever compete, run, or walk on two of his own legs. Days later he would have to embrace a new normal. This realization is now a concept all of the world will have to accept. On this episode, learn how to lead in the present.

Gold Darr Hood is the Founder and CEO of 4EarthApp that is on a mission to save the planet. 4EarthApp uses tech for good to close the communication loop between customers and companies on the global platform in order to incentivize operational business practice improvement towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. You can learn more about their app at: https://www.4earthapp.com/

Laura-Huckabee Jennings is the CEO of Transcend who leads Leadership Development programs, Executive coaching, strategic facilitation, and executive management partnering. Successful engagements include a wide range of industries from Specialty Materials, Food Production, and Aerospace to Higher Education and Public Utilities. Laura is a highly-rated public speaker on leadership topics such as Fearless Leadership, Living a Values-Based Culture, Strategic Planning Revisited, Strategic Thinking at Every Level, Fearless Employee Engagement, Communication Flex for Success, Coaching Skills for Managers and Interpersonal Effectiveness.

Natalie Nixon, PhD is a creativity strategist, global keynote speaker and author. As president of Figure 8 Thinking, LLC she advises leaders on transformation- by applying wonder and rigor to amplify growth and business value. Natalie is one of Real Leaders' "Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World for 2022". She is the author of the award-winning The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work - an honoree in the creativity category of Fast Company's 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards. Her firm Figure 8 Thinking, was named among the top 20 women-led innovation firms by Core 77 in 2021. Natalie received her BA (honors) from Vassar College, and her PhD from the University of Westminster in London.

What is ESG Intelligence is? Steven is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Veracity. He regularly advises business leaders worldwide on political and corruption risk issues in emerging markets. He has extensive experience in the mining, energy, and telecommunications sectors and has presented at venues including the World Economic Forum, the World Bank, and Harvard Business School. In July 2013, his anti-corruption advisory work in Guinea was profiled in The New Yorker magazine. Prior to founding Veracity, Steven served as a US diplomat in Burundi, France, Washington, and Algeria. He holds degrees from Princeton, Cambridge, and INSEAD, and speaks French.

Scott Marshall joins the show today to discuss why Semester at Sea, the largest floating campus is going Net Zero. In Scott's role as the President and CEO, he is responsible for the overall strategic direction and financial well-being of the Institute for Shipboard Education and the Semester at Sea program. He works to advance the mission of Semester at Sea and ensure sustainable revenue in partnership with the Senior Leadership Team (Advancement, Academics, Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Marketing & Communications and Operations & Risk Management), the over 70,000 Semester at Sea alumni and the ISE Board of Trustees. Scott collaborates closely with Colorado State University, the Academic Partner to Semester at Sea, and stewards strong support for the philanthropic community. 

It's been a year... Simon Mainwaring rejoins the show to discuss his new book Lead With We, a blueprint for doing business better in a challenged world. It not only examines why we must all do business differently in today’s market, but provides the critical how in terms of scaling social and environmental solutions that also drive business growth. Get a sneak peek of this riveting novel on conscious capitalism. You can purchase Simon's book here at: https://www.leadwithwe.com/ Join the Real Leaders Impact Collaborative - member-driven CEO peer groups at: https://real-leaders.com/impact-collaborative

Dorie Clark, named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, Dorie is a keynote speaker and teaches for Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She's the author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You, and Stand Out - named the #1 Leadership Book of the year by Inc. magazine, and contributes frequently for the Harvard Business Review.  Join the Real Leaders Impact Collaborative — member-driven CEO Peer Groups at https://real-leaders.com/impact-collaborative

Maya Winkelstein is the CEO of Open Road Alliance, an impact investment initiative designed to ensure that companies addressing the world’s greatest challenges continue to scale without interruption. Since its inception in 2012, Open Road has provided over $60 million in loans and grants keeping over $600 million of impact on track. Join the Real Leaders Impact Collaborative — member-driven CEO Peer Groups at https://real-leaders.com/impact-collaborative

Kym Gold, cofounder of True Religion jeans joins the Real Leaders podcast to share her hard learned lessons of entrepreneurship. After starting 5 fashion companies and selling True Religion for just under $1B, she moved her love of fashion to the home industry with the hatching of a luxury ceramics brand called Style Union Home. Started during COVID and on track for a first $1M revenue year. Her book also, The Gold Standard: How to Rock the World and Build an Empire.  Join the Real Leaders Impact Collaborative — member-driven CEO Peer Groups at https://real-leaders.com/impact-collaborative