Listen First Lead Second Podcast

In this episode, Jason talks to Monica and Brian about work-life balance. Monica And Brian Talk about how they balance running their company ArachnidWorks and raising three kids. 

On this episode of Listen First Lead Second, we talk to Sarah Weise. She is the author of InstaBrain a book that talks about marketing to Generation Z. Sarah also is a keynote speaker and marketing consultant. to find out more information about her check out https://www.sarahweise.com/

Leading Through Crisis: We’ve all experienced some sort of large or small crisis at work and at home. How we as leaders act, cope, and communicate are critical to guiding our teams and families through rough times. In the episode, we chat with Bill Dickinson about leadership character and how we keep balance in crisis. Bill is a senior leadership advisor both privately and with the Turknett Leadership Group.

On this episode, Jason interviews Cindy Malone and Alexys Lopez on what is life like in military families. Cindy is an HR Manager, Military spouse (retired), and mom to two. Alexys Lopez is Cindy’s daughter, a military brat turned military spouse college student with two cats. 

In this episode, Jason talks with Austin about some more ideas of leadership that they observed throughout season 1. 

In this episode, Jason talks with Austin about some of the ideas of leadership that he observed throughout season 1.

In this episode of Listen First Lead Second Jason talks to Bob Morrison about Civil Discourse. Bob Morisson Is the author of "Civil Discourse Reminder".  

In this episode, we talk to leadership and martial arts expert Scott Alexander. He is an executive coach, leader, entrepreneur, and teacher who works with individuals and organizations to improve their impact. Scott is adept at meeting people (and organizations) where they are and pushing them to the next level of performance. With a master’s degree in psychology from Boston College, he honed his skills as a leader working in both large and small organizations in C-level positions for over 20 years. A 5th Degree Black Belt and the author of Lead Like a Black Belt ™, Scott’s insights as an accomplished master martial artist and instructor casts Leadership in a new light.    Scott draws on his experiences in martial arts and business to challenge people and organizations to achieve their next level of success.

In this episode, we interview Paul Eder Ph.D. He has over seventeen years of experience as a strategy and management consultant focusing on optimization of organizational structures and work environments. Paul is certified as both a Project Management Professional and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. He is is a Lead Consultant at The Center for Organizational Excellence, Inc. and the co-author of FIRESTARTERS: How Innovators, Instigators, and Initiators Can Inspire You to Ignite Your Own Life.

In this episode we talk to Jay Jeffrey. He is a husband, father of 3 children, serial entrepreneur and hobbist of tackling anything he does not already know or understand. He currently resides on a farm in Frederick, MD with his young, growing family.  His upbringing was much different in location and circumstance than it is now. Growing up 600 miles from Frederick, in the small town of Bangor, Maine being a product of a High School History Teacher and Nurse. A very unorthodox upbringing and path for a serial entrepreneur but it did give him great perspective and strong roots to build upon. As an entrepreneur he thoroughly enjoys the art of developing and running businesses from the ground up. He believes everyday brings a new challenge to adapt and embrace the change to the ever changing business world.

In this episode, we interview leader Julian Lazurus. He is a Theater Educator, Arts and Arts Education Advocate, and Art Integration Specialist.