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The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving

FirmsConsulting.com & StrategyTraining.com

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CEOs and business leaders, management consulting senior partners, ground-breaking professors, thought-provoking writers and journalists, record-setting athletes and coaches, and award-winning actors and celebrities discuss the key issues facing the business world and broader society. Get free access to our newsletter, Monday Morning at 8 am, along with sample episodes from our training programs on www.strategytraining.com. Go to https://www.firmsconsulting.com/promo.

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The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to Confidence

Helen Lipscombe

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The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to Confidence helps leaders build resilience before they need it. Hosted by Helen Lipscombe, each episode shares real stories and bold strategies to lead through uncertainty with confidence. Because the best leaders aren’t lucky — they’re prepared.

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Behind the Craft

Peter Yang

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Expert interviews and guides to help you level up as a product leader and creator fast.

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CFO THOUGHT LEADER

The Future of Finance is Listening

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CFO THOUGHT LEADER is a podcast featuring firsthand accounts of finance leaders who are driving change within their organizations. We share the career journey of our spotlighted CFO guest: What do they struggle with? How do they persevere? What makes them successful CFOs? CFO THOUGHT LEADER is all about inspiring finance professionals to take a leadership leap. We know that by hearing about the successes — (and yes, also the failures) — of others, today’s CFOs can more confidently chart thei ...

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Leader Feeder by Unique Training & Development

Unique Training & Development

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Join our leadership experts for bi-weekly advice on how to develop consistent, capable and confident Supervisors, Managers and Team Leaders who drive safety, productivity, quality and team member engagement. In this series, we will highlight some of the key elements of the Front Line Leadership Training. This comprehensive approach will ensure a lasting change in the leadership approach and culture of your business to support high performance. As the number one choice for supervisor training ...

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People Leader Accelerator Podcast

Andrew Bartlow

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Welcome to “People Leader Accelerator Podcast”! On this show, we dive deep with business and HR leaders to uncover what really works when it comes to building high-performing organizations, navigating leadership challenges, and making better management decisions. Whether you’re the first People leader at a startup or a seasoned executive at a company with scale, you’ll find practical insights you can apply right away. If one of our discussions sparked something for you, hit ’subscribe,’ leav ...

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Calling Operator with Laura Nicol

Laura Nicol

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Join Laura Nicol (your host) as she dials into the stories of startup operators in the trenches of building and scaling companies. Together, we master the art of ‘building the plane while flying it', drawing on insights from leaders and rising stars at companies like Tracksuit, Canva, Culture Amp, Atlassian, me&u, Airwallex, Eucalyptus, and more. Laura's day job is Chief of Staff to Maxine Minter﹢Co Ventures—all views shared on this podcast are her own.

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The McKinsey Podcast

McKinsey & Company

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The McKinsey Podcast, our new flagship podcast series, takes you inside our global firm, and features conversations with experts on issues that matter most in business and management. McKinsey & Company is a management-consulting firm that helps businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations realize their most important goals. Topics covered in this series include strategy, technology, leadership, marketing, operations, organization, and the role of business in society.

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Accelerating Operational Performance

Unique Training & Development

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The Accelerating Operational Performance podcast, hosted by leadership author and expert Greg Schinkel, is your destination for breakthrough strategies in manufacturing, supply chain, and operational leadership. Here, a diverse array of guests delivers a trifecta of value in every episode: accelerating projects, engaging teams, and enhancing leadership skills for a stress-reduced path to success.

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Service X-Factor

Scott LeFante

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Service X-Factor is the podcast where service operations stops being a cost center and starts being a competitive advantage. Hosted by Microsoft MVP Scott LeFante, this show reveals the secret ingredients behind service operations success and much, much more...transforming chaos into clarity and strategy into profits.

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Restaurant Operator

Networld Media Group

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This podcast series from the publishers of FastCasual.com, PizzaMarketplace.com and QSRweb.com provides restaurant owners and executives with the insights and inspiration they need to grow their brands. Each episode features interviews with experienced restauranteurs, industry experts, and thought leaders, who share practical tips and advice for running a successful restaurant business.

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Private Equity Funcast

Jim Milbery and Devin Mathews

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Hosted by Devin Mathews and Jim Milbery, partners at ParkerGale Capital, a middle-market private equity group. This bi-weekly show is a lively discussion of the uses of technology to improve business operations for companies with less than $100 million in revenue.

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Grit

Kleiner Perkins

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Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.

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Luminate: Navigating the Unknown Through Creative Leadership

Schmidt Associates

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From navigating everyday team operations to carrying maximum impact in the boardroom, visionary leaders have used their experiences to create success. Listen to Luminate: Navigating the Unknown Through Creative Leadership as the Schmidt Associates’ team speaks with executives and leadership experts to uncover their achievements, watershed moments, and the turning points that have shaped their careers. Along the way, you’ll hear about their influences, discover what it takes to build strength ...

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The Emerging Biotech Leader

SSI Strategy

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Biotech—it's complicated. A successful product launch requires grit, determination, and clear direction. But let’s be real, the path to launch isn’t a straight one. There are curves, hard turns, and dead ends. Here’s the good news, you don’t have to navigate the complexities alone. Welcome to The Emerging Biotech Leader, where we help biotech leaders maximize the value of their therapeutics from clinical development to product launch.

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She Supply Chains

Supply Chain Experts | Katie Holman & Courtney Andersen

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She Supply Chains is the weekly podcast celebrating women shaping the future of supply chain, logistics, operations, and manufacturing. Hosted by Courtney and Katie, each episode features candid conversations with leaders, innovators, and rising stars from procurement to production. Guests share hard-earned lessons, career growth strategies, and actionable insights on navigating challenges like global supply chain disruptions, demand planning, sustainability, and leadership transitions. Whet ...

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GembaTalk

GembaDocs

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Dive into the world of the GembaDocs Community with expert guests who share their stories, challenges and top tips for optimizing operations, lean culture adoption, and reducing waste. You’ll travel around the globe to learn how all types of organizations are setting new standards in process excellence.

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Real Estate Team OS

Ethan Beute | Follow Up Boss

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Real Estate Team OS is your guide to starting, growing, and optimizing a real estate team. Weekly episodes give you stories, insights, decisions, and hard-learned lessons of team leaders, operations leaders, brokerage owners, and real estate agents at every stage of business growth from solo agent to mega team.

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Oh, Shift! Where AI Meets SaaS Leaders

Rick Watson

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In a tech world bursting with hype, this new podcast cuts through the noise. The series features candid conversations with software C-Suite leaders—from seed-stage to public companies—who are navigating the seismic shift AI is bringing to product, marketing, and operations. Forget the fluff. These are real discussions about restructuring teams, evolving codebases, and embedding AI in company culture—without silver-bullet thinking. If you're leading a software company into the next chapter, t ...

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High Agency Podcast

Skyrocket Digital

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Change is the only constant. So, leadership that embraces and drives transformation is essential. High Agency is for visionary leaders at the forefront of innovation, growth, and change. Whether you’re a CMO, CTO, CEO, or emerging leader in brand, technology or operations, this is your source for conversations that drive growth and transformation. We invite leaders from diverse backgrounds and sectors with rich perspectives on how to effectively inspire action and drive results. From brand l ...

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Accenture AI Leaders Podcast

Accenture

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The Accenture AI Leaders Podcast series takes a closer look at industry trends, opportunities, and challenges related to AI, analytics, and data that are top of mind for CDOs, CAOs, and CIOs from leading organizations across the world. Listen in as these leaders talk one-on-one about their experiences driving AI-powered initiatives across their organizations.

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FWDstart

Jamie Lane

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The FWDstart Podcast is a weekly show at the intersection of venture capital, startups, and strategic industries shaping the MENA region. Each episode features candid conversations with founders, investors, and operators behind the region’s most ambitious companies, from frontier AI and fintech infrastructure to climate tech, construction, energy, and space.

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Scale Tales

Alicia Butler Pierre

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Scale Tales is a weekly business storytelling podcast. Join us as entrepreneurs, experts, and executives share entertaining accounts of their extraordinary moments at work while revealing how they did it. These true stories will take you on a journey from the conception of an idea to its growth and transformation into something seemingly impossible. Our interviews go beyond the typical Q&A format, providing both inspiration and practical tips to help you achieve similar success in your busin ...

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The Prayer Warrior’s Podcast

Awakening Podcast Network

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Hosted by prayer movement leader and spiritual warfare veteran Jennifer LeClaire, The Prayer Warrior’s Podcast aims to equip intercessors and prayer leaders with the biblical wisdom, prophetic insight and spiritual battle tactics it takes to see and maintain breakthrough. From leadership topics to inner healing to Q&As with prayer leaders, The Prayer Warrior’s podcast will bring you the revelation you need to succeed in and out of your prayer closet.

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Future Proof HR

Thomas Kunjappu

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Welcome to the Future Proof HR podcast by Cleary, hosted by Thomas Kunjappu, Cleary's CEO. In this podcast, we dive into the latest innovations in HR, exploring how AI and automation are transforming people operations. Thomas regularly shares his insights on the future of work, while also bringing in thought leaders who are pushing the boundaries of AI in HR to offer fresh perspectives on the challenges and opportunities ahead. Whether you're an HR leader aiming to optimize your operations o ...

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Marketing Leader: Decoded

Guilty Unicorn

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Marketing Leader: Decoded analyzes what companies actually want when they hire Heads of Marketing, Marketing Directors, and VPs. We analyze real job listings to spot patterns, translate corporate speak, and identify the skills that separate candidates. Each episode breaks down 2-3 job descriptions around a theme — what they say, what they mean, and how to develop the capabilities they're really testing for. No guru promises. No generic advice. Just grounded insights from someone who's read h ...

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340B Leaders Upfront

340B Report

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340B Leaders Upfront, formerly 340B 360°, is your exclusive window into the industry leaders that provide products and services to hospitals, community health centers and other 340B providers to help them implement and comply with the 340B drug pricing program. Each episode, posted monthly, provides a special opportunity to get to know the C-suite executives of 340B Report's impressive group of sponsors, the valuable expertise they provide, and their insights on key developments in this crit ...

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IT Leaders

Expedient

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IT Leaders is the podcast for IT Directors, CIOs, and technology decision-makers seeking actionable insights and executive-level leadership strategies. Produced by the IT Leaders Council and powered by Expedient, each episode features expert guest speakers, peer-to-peer discussions, and real-world stories from the front lines of enterprise IT. Recorded live at leadership events in Indianapolis, IN, Columbus, OH, and expanding nationwide, IT Leaders delivers vendor-neutral content focused on ...

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Constellations - Explore Space Network Technologies with Industry Leaders

Kratos

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Constellations is your connection to the innovators, business leaders, entrepreneurs and policy makers who are making—and remaking—today's satellite and space networks. Whether you're in the industry or just have a desire to learn, this podcast is for you. For more information and to subscribe to the biweekly newsletter go to www.ConstellationsMag.com

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The Tech Leaders Podcast

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The Tech Leaders Podcast brings you candid conversations with established technology leaders, at some of the world's most incredible organisations. From the challenges of sustainable growth, through to continuous innovation and everything in-between. These are the behind-the-scenes stories and personal anecdotes of inspirational leaders at the forefront of the digital revolution.

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NextGen Strategies

Grant Covault & Tyler Davis

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Welcome to the NextGen Strategies Podcast, the podcast for modern strategies to help family-owned, small businesses grow and compete. Join long-time friends Grant Covault, marketing strategist and owner of GC Strategies, and Tyler Davis, CPA and owner of DAT CPA, as they interview subject experts on a variety of subjects such as leadership, marketing, finance, operations and much more. If you are a current business leader, aspiring entrepreneur, or just someone looking to get the scoop on th ...

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AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and Academics

Dan Turchin

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Host Dan Turchin, PeopleReign CEO, explores how AI is changing the workplace. He interviews thought leaders and technologists from industry and academia who share their experiences and insights about artificial intelligence and what it means to be human in the era of AI-driven automation. Learn more about PeopleReign, the system of intelligence for IT and HR employee service: http://www.peoplereign.io.

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Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders

MakingChips LLC

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Manufacturing is tough—but you don't have to go it alone. If you're leading a manufacturing business, you face constant pressure: staying competitive, adopting new tech, managing people, and driving growth. MakingChips helps you tackle those challenges head-on. Since 2014, we've been equipping manufacturing leaders with the knowledge and inspiration they need to succeed. With hundreds of episodes and over a million downloads, MakingChips is a top resource for the metalworking nation—covering ...

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Intentional Leader with Cal Walters

Cal Walters

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Let's be honest. The hardest person you will ever have to lead is the person you look at in the mirror everyday. Self-leadership is the most important thing we do as leaders, but it's hard. And it hasn't gotten any easier in a world of smart phone addiction, social media comparison, global pandemics, and information overload (just to name a few obstacles). That's why Intentional Leader exists. We help leaders take the guesswork out of self-leadership, fight a reactionary lifestyle, accelerat ...

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Cultural Animals: Museum Leadership Lab

Antonio Velasco

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The “Culture Animals: Museum Leadership Lab” podcast is where the business of culture meets the art of leadership. Each episode explores how museum executives, development, marketing, and operational leaders are redefining what it means to lead in today's cultural landscape. From revenue and operations to digital transformation, audience engagement, and organizational culture, we unpack the strategies and stories driving sustainable impact in museums worldwide. Whether you're a museum direct ...

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Weapons and Warfare (Video)

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America’s military operations are constantly evolving. From boot camp to boots on the ground, anchor Ryan Robertson provides in-depth coverage of international armed conflicts and the latest technological developments in weaponry worldwide.

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Facility Rockstars

Kaloutas

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This is Facility Rockstars! The podcast that celebrates the unsung heroes of our daily lives – facility professionals! I'm your host, Jay Culbert. Join me as we honor these leaders - sharing stories, insights, and expertise that empower us all to learn and grow together. Facility Rockstars is sponsored by Kaloutas, operating the way you operate in order to make your life easier. Learn more at: https://www.kaloutas.com

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Humans of Martech

Phil Gamache

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Future-proofing the humans behind the tech. Follow Phil Gamache and Darrell Alfonso on their mission to help future-proof the humans behind the tech and have successful careers in the constantly expanding universe of martech.

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Product Mastery Now for Product Managers, Leaders, and Innovators

Chad McAllister, PhD

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Welcome to Product Mastery Now, where you learn the 7 knowledge areas for product mastery. We teach product managers, leaders, and innovators the product management practices that elevate your influence and create products your customers love as you move toward product mastery. To see all seven areas go to https://productmasterynow.com. Hosted by Chad McAllister, PhD, product management professor and practitioner.

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The CRO Spotlight Podcast

Warren Zenna

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Are you a CRO looking for insights and ideas from your peers? Are you a Revenue Leader with aspirations to become a Chief Revenue Officer? Are you a CEO looking to appoint a CRO to scale your business? Welcome to the CRO Spotlight podcast, a weekly show featuring insights from Chief Revenue Officers, B2B Revenue Leaders, and CEOs. Hosted by Warren Zenna, Founder and CEO of The CRO Collective, the show goes deep behind the scenes with the people who have been there, done that, and have seen t ...

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The Dumb Monkey Show - Simplifying AI for business leaders

Aamir Qutub

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The Dumb Monkey Show is your unapologetically candid AI-in-business podcast for leaders who want results, not hype. Hosted by Aamir Qutub—CEO, AI strategist, and bestselling author—and Davina Montgomery—communications pro at Deakin’s Applied AI Institute—this show cuts through the jargon to bring you real stories, practical frameworks, and witty banter. From boardroom strategy to frontline operations, we unpack how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, the pitfalls to avoid, and the ...

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RO-AR.com : Numbers, Nuances & Observations

ROStrategy

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We are on a mission to find the latest ideas, techniques and technologies, in Risk Operations, from companies all around the world. We bring them and the people behind them to you, all to help discover new ideas, spark new thinking and help... at work, as a leader, an employee, in business, at the office or at home.

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CISO Stories Podcast (Audio)

SC Media

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SC Media and Saviynt are proud to present this month's CISO Stories program, where CISOs share tales from the trenches and unpack leadership lessons learned along the way. Hosted by Jessica Hoffman.

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Industry Ignited Podcast

Leeanne Aguilar, Ph.D.

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Industry Ignited is a platform for bold conversations with leaders who are transforming the way business gets done. Each episode spotlights breakthrough stories from the industrial, manufacturing, biotech, chemical, and B2B sectors, giving you an inside look at how top executives, innovators, and changemakers tackle real-world challenges and drive meaningful growth. Hosted by Dr. Leeanne Aguilar—entrepreneur, executive coach, and marketing strategist—Industry Ignited goes beyond surface-leve ...

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Safety on Purpose

Joseph Garcia

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Podcast where safety meets leadership, culture, and human connection. Hosted by Joe Garcia—speaker, culture advocate, and safety leader—this show dives beyond checklists and compliance to explore what really keeps people safe: purpose-driven leadership, trust, communication, and mindset.

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