In today’s episode, Nathan Stuck chats with Mark Johnson, co-owner and COO at Ambactus Group, about serving emerging brand leaders who care deeply about using business as a force for good, Mark’s personal story of overcoming significant health...
In this episode, Jeff chats with Scott McMichael, Managing Director of Improving’s South Region about the direct impact on the business success he’s experienced by prioritizing all stakeholders in their business when making decisions. Even though...
Lavonya Jones is the newly appointed Director of The Georgia Social Impact Collaborative (GSIC) and Founder of Consciously Funded, a social justice media company. Nathan sits down with Lavonya to talk about how her worldviews were influenced by the...
Jeff sits down with Stan Tucker, Founder of Leap for Literacy, Author of “Stan The Man”, and Host of the YouTube children’s program “The Very Airy Library” to talk about his entrepreneurial journey, persisting through obstacles, big breaks with Zac...
In today’s episode, Nathan Stuck sits down for a deep conversation with Jamal Lewis, Economic Opportunity Manager for Georgia’s Partnership for Inclusive Innovation (“The Partnership”), about the far-reaching economic and societal impact when you’re...
In today’s episode, Jeff chats with Fred Jewell to explore the dynamics of employee engagement and the six categories of engagement drivers that he identified in his research article published here in the Jabian Journal. Fred shares some fantastic...
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Hugh Henderson, Founder & Owner of Capstone Hospice in Atlanta, GA which exists as a values-based company focused on exceptional people delivering exceptional care. They unpack Hugh’s story of building this...
Ally Hellenga serves as the Community Manager at Creature Comforts Brewing Co. in Athens, Georgia. In her role at Creature, she helps steward the company’s community give-back programs. She is also the company’s self-proclaimed ‘B...
In this episode, Jeff chats with Jack Griffin, Founder, and CEO/FoodFinder who was recently awarded the 30 Under 30 by Forbes in the category of Social Impact in 2022. FoodFinder is a national nonprofit organization whose website and app help food...
In this episode, Jeff chats with Joe Yi, EVP at Apogee Financial Partners, about how important it is to build leadership character in our youth, his lessons learned at West Point and active military service, his transition into civilian life as a...
Nathan chats with Tyler Thompson, the Founder of The Environmental Solutions Store (TESS) and Event Organizer of Atlanta Green Market. Tyler is a practitioner of grassroots consumer activism focused on advancing market-based solutions to...
In this episode, Jeff chats with Louis Enrique Negrón, Sr. about his story of self-discovery, spiritual healing, service to the community, and development as an executive business leader. As Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the 100...
In this episode, Jeff chats with Nigel Zelcer, the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Jabian Consulting about his story, why he founded their firm around a unique no-travel consulting model, the impact of empowering their employees to become...
Following his chance adoption of Arlo, a Border Collie, in college, Clancy Clark embarked on an unconventional life journey, from training award-winning sheepdogs to a three-decade career as a highly successful and recognized sales professional. Now...
Sarah Marske founded Saramar Group with a vision to positively impact the world by doing business with a higher purpose, creating social impact along with profit. She is passionate about partnering with people, brands, and organizations to bring...
Future Successors in Atlanta, GA was born in 2012 by Niki Watson as the founder of the nonprofit. The organization encourages underrepresented youth to find their passion to live out their purpose by equipping them with entrepreneurship and...
In 2006, Beth Armknecht Miller founded Executive Velocity as an outlet for her trademark enthusiasm and energy for assisting clients with their most valuable asset – their people. Through her proven approaches, she provides expert advice on...
Anita Ward is an Applied Cultural Anthropologist whose Ph.D. and career have been dedicated to culture, purpose, and the growth and transformation of organizations. Considered a corporate shaman, Anita has led organizations that include JPM...
Scott Sadler, CFA is the Founder and President of Boardwalk Capital Management in Atlanta, GA. Scott is a 30+year veteran of the investment industry. He leads all investment research and management for Boardwalk. His experience includes wealth...
James Carbary is the Author of Content-Based Networking, Founder of Sweet Fish Media (an Inc. 5000 B2B podcasting agency), Young Married Christian (a media company on a mission to end the foster care crisis), and Showcase (a SaaS platform that helps...
Kevin Rogers is the founder of SHWAXX Laboratories and an admired leader in the B Corp and social impact community around Metro Atlanta. After serving 30 yrs. as a licensed Master Barber and Licensed Barber instructor, opening, and selling a couple...
In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Brandon Hatton, the Author of Conscious Wealth: Money, Investing, and a Financial Awaking for the Person Who Has it All. Brandon draws on the wisdom he’s gained through his own experiences in...
Rachelle Kuramoto is an award-winning writer and brand strategist who balances creative and business acumen with deep empathy. As the vice president of brand and content for Dragon Army, she guides organizations to articulate what makes them...
“We” do not exist as isolated individuals. We, as individuals, are inhabitants of networks; we are relationships. That is how we prosper and thrive. Brandon Pelissero inhabits relationships and networks locally, nationally, and globally within B2B...
Presenting a sneak peek of the newest show in Chat With Leaders Media Network, Future Health NOW hosted by Shavonne Reed. Every day, there are public health crises threatening the livelihoods of our families and communities. While the novel...
Dalia Racine is the Douglas County, Georgia District Attorney and today’s featured guest. Dalia brings almost 15 years of prosecutorial experience to serve our community with specializations in homicides, crimes against women and children, and...
Ashley Rutland and Tiffany Pearson-Kilgore are the Co-CEOs of Planned to A.T., a nonprofit organization that curates interactive game-style workshops to teach financial literacy and life skills to students and student-athletes from diverse...
Chris Sizemore is CEO of Creative Mischief, an Atlanta-based marketing, and branding agency, founded in 2008. As CEO, Chris leads the strategic mission to bring brands to life through a human-centered marketing approach that drives and inspires...
Matt Stevens joined Creature Comforts Brewing Co. in September 2017 as its first Director of Strategic Impact, his role was to ensure the business was making meaningful investments in both their employees and their city. His team now leads their two...
We welcome back the incredible Vicki Flier Hudson, CEO of Highroad Global Services, to chat with Jeff Bond about how leaders can better engage in depolarizing dialogues to resolve conflict in the workplace and in their everyday lives. Spoiler alert:...
Join us for a coffee chat with Jasmine Burton, founder of Wish for WASH and the Hybrid Hype, who will be talking about her work as a social impact founder that operates at the intersection of innovation and inclusion. Jasmine is an Atlanta native...
Kathija “Kat” Mohammed is the COO of EnrichHER, a certified B Corporation and financial technology platform that matches revenue-generating companies led by women and founders of color to individual and institutional sources of funding...
Tim Huff is an Executive Coach and Leadership Advisor who has a passion for helping leaders and executives at all levels tap into the greatness that exists within themselves to lead their teams at their full potential and live their lives...
Carson nourishes authentic communities by connecting people through food and entertainment. Crohn’s disease forced him to think deeply about life, meaning, and purpose at a young age. After losing 18-inches of his colon, Carson “accidentally”...
Channing Salava is the Co-Founder of Brand Pollinators, a conscientious consulting firm that specializes in establishing foundational marketing within emerging brands. Brand Pollinators works with purpose-driven brands to bring clarity to your...
Jenn Graham is on a mission to design a more inclusive world. An activist, designer, and civic tech entrepreneur, Jenn is the Founder and CEO of Inclusivv (formerly “Civic Dinners”), bringing diverse voices together for conversations that matter...
Glynis Lee serves as the Vice President of Inclusion, Community, and HR Technology, responsible for accelerating and actuating a world-class inclusive culture at Infor, LLC. With her deep background in technology transformation, program, and...
John is an accomplished business leader with extensive experience in CRM, Marketing Automation, and Content Management software in corporate and start-up environments. He graduated from Georgia College & State University in 2010 with a...
Shannon started her own journey of transformation when she realized what a terrible leader she had been for many of her team members over the years. Growing up as the daughter of a bank CEO and holding Director and VP roles in large...
Kerry Mallory is the Managing Director for the Eastern U.S. region of Ronald Blue Trust. As Managing Director, Kerry is responsible for the client service, growth, and expansion of the company’s offices across the Eastern U.S. region. This includes...
Brian Mize is President and Co-Founder of Ad Victoriam Solutions, a Certified B Corporation and Top 25 Multi-Cloud Salesforce Partner based out of Alpharetta, Georgia. Brian specializes in service and has lived that out through 23 years of service...
Nipuna Ambanpola is a native of Sri Lanka currently living in the United States. Nipuna is a tech-for-good entrepreneur and strongly believes that technology has the capacity and efficiency to mobilize people to strengthen social impact across the...
Dean J. Fusto is a 2020 recipient of the Klingenstein Fellowship at Teachers College, Columbia University, and the President and Head of Brandon Hall School, an international boarding and day school serving students in grades 6-12. His career spans...
Chad is the culture, and people strategist who drives business results with the power of belief, purpose, and communication. Chad began his 20-year career as a labor and employment attorney, then transitioned to a senior business executive, where he...
Kenji is the Founder and CEO of Acuity which builds and maintains financial functions for entrepreneurs and startups. Through Acuity, he’s provided thousands of companies with a full range of financial solutions from high-level strategic financial...
Ayushi Sinha graduated Cum Laude from the Princeton University Department of Computer Science, received a certificate in Cognitive Science, and is a member of the Product team at Nines, a startup bringing AI to radiology diagnostics. Having co...
With nearly two decades of international experience, including nearly twelve years serving in a variety of policy-making and diplomatic roles in Washington, DC, and the Middle East, Mike Mannina joined Atlanta’s disruptive coffee startup Thrive...
Tino Mantella joined Turknett Leadership as President and CEO in October of 2018. Over the course of his career, he has led some of the nation’s largest non-profit organizations as well as for-profit companies in diversified fields such as human and...
The vision Ashley Jones had as the Founder of Love Not Lost came from her personal and heart-breaking story. Having a daughter with a terminal illness, and being gifted portrait sessions, Ashley wanted to pay it forward and started offering free...
Kevin Dunn is CEO of Decisely, a fast-growing insurtech company focused on providing integrated benefits and other HR solutions to small businesses nationally. Decisely is owned by Sightway Capital, a leading private equity firm and management...