

Real Leaders Podcast
Real Leaders Magazine, Kevin Edwards
The Real Leaders Podcast is for leaders who want to do more with their influence. Each episode shares real, honest stories from CEOs and founders about how they built businesses that matter. No fluff — just the lessons, mistakes, and moves that helped them grow their impact. If you're serious about leading with purpose and leaving something meaningful behind, this podcast is for you.
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Feb 6, 2020 • 34min
Ep. 59 Departure Creates Opportunity
David Young is the CEO of Participate Learning who shares with you the lessons learned from deciding to hand over the reins, the importance of becoming bilingual, and how his family values manifest in their company’s culture and customers. Learn more about Participate Learning by reading our free special edition here: https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards.

Feb 3, 2020 • 42min
Ep. 58 People Are Purpose-Driven Beings
Jonathan F.P Rose is the President of Jonathan Rose Companies who shares people are purpose-driven beings, how ancient civilizations can help far-sighted thinking, and the leadership needed in urban development. You can find more about Jonathan Rose Companies at real-leaders.com/impact-awards.
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Jan 30, 2020 • 30min
Ep. 57 Articulating A Specific Vision
Bryon Merade is the Founder and CEO of Caldera Medical whose organization set a goal to improve the lives of 1 million women in marginal communities by 2025. In this episode, he talks about impact, alignment, and the importance of articulating a specific vision. Caldera Medical placed on the 2020 Real Leaders Impact Awards 100 Top Impact Companies list. You can read more about their company and the 99 others here: https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards

Jan 27, 2020 • 37min
Ep. 56 Stedman Graham - Success Is Love
Stedman Graham joins the Real Leaders Podcast to share powerful leadership observations, 9 steps to help find your identity before you lead others, and defines success.

Jan 23, 2020 • 52min
Ep. 55 Overcoming Failure With Vulnerability
Jay Wilkinson, the Founder and CEO of Firespring, discovered after being fired by board members of his own company that it’s those who hold true to their values and roll with the punches that will inherit long-term success. Wilkinson shares in this episode that your purpose can act as a rutter for decision making, examples of capitalism not being used appropriately, and that leadership is, "instilling a vision to let people fulfill it." Wilkinson's company Firespring placed in the Real Leaders Impact Awards, a ranking of the 100 top impact companies. Listeners can receive 25% OFF their next Real Leaders magazine by entering in code: podcast25 at https://real-leaders.com/subscribe.

Jan 21, 2020 • 33min
Ep. 54 Healthy Attitude = Engaged Employees
Mark Wilson is the Founder and CEO of Chime Solutions who shares with you his humble upbringings, the importance of creating a healthy attitude for employees, and strategies to create both an impact and profit. Claim your free special edition at https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards.

Jan 17, 2020 • 1h 6min
Ep. 53 The Ultimate Game: Life
How much longer does humanity have? Filmmakers, activists and producers Craig Leeson and Malcolm Wood share why they have dedicated their careers now to exploring the impact of climate change where it is most recognizable - glaciers. Learn more about their upcoming documentary at thelastglaciers.com.

Jan 15, 2020 • 1h 3min
Ep. 52 Nasa Expands On Purpose
Jim Adams is the former Deputy Chief Technologist at NASA and today he shares the 3 questions all scientists ask each other, how space has expanded his purpose and what NASA can teach us all.

Jan 9, 2020 • 34min
Ep. 51 Executing Ideas With Ba Minuzzi
Ba Minuzzi is the first Latina Founder and solo GP of a VC firm in Silicon Valley. In this episode, she shares with you the importance of having like-minded investors on board, the cancer of constant internal ideas, and the foreseeable future of emerging technologies. #RealLeadersPodcast #BaMinnuzi #LatinLeaders
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Jan 1, 2020 • 39min
Ep. 50 Final Straw CEO on Consumer Behavior and Education
Emma Rose is the Founder and CEO of Final Straw who started her career educating consumers about single-use plastic entering oceans. After attending Harvard's Extension School, she arrived on the idea to harness the plastic straw movement by creating a product that intends to be everyone's only straw. Her viral marketing video lead to a Kickstarter campaign that raised over $1.8 million. What responsibilities and lessons come with this funding? Find out, on this Episode 50 of the #RealLeadersPodcast.


