Replaceable: An Obsession With Succession

by Jeff Bond

I'm the Co-Founder of Chat With Leaders Media and People First Elevation Team, where my team and I help values-driven businesses create content that strengthens relationships, fuels engagement, and drives high-performing cultures. We partner with communications, marketing, and people teams to produce thought-leadership podcasts, executive messaging, and event content. My team and I also work with leaders to transform company meetings into culture-defining moments—ensuring they align teams, elevate key voices, and inspire action. As a board member of Conscious Capitalism Atlanta, I advocate for business as a force for good. Outside of work, I’m passionate about faith, family, and using influence to create lasting impact.

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 leadership capabilities and builds succession plans for organizational continuity.

For business owners and senior leaders, Replaceable: An Obsession with Succession provides a step-by-step, six-phase process and valuable tools to create and execute a succession plan, delivering a strong leadership pipeline that builds value for your company and allows senior leaders to expand their roles and success.

In this episode, we unpack the six phases and some of the overarching principles to help leaders better understand the right way to approach succession planning.