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Elevate Your Leadership

Welcome to the Elevate Your Leadership podcast with me, your host, Bob Pizzini. This podcast will enable you to immediately advance your ability to lead others, as well as yourself. As a 26 year US Navy Special Operations veteran, and as the owner of a multimillion-dollar business I discuss issues that I know you face daily, because I also face them. We tackle leadership challenges head on. Leadership is a perishable skill… use it or lose it. Lifelong leadership requires lifelong learning and a commitment to health, fitness, and intentional wellness. Join me, along with entrepreneurs, industry executives, academics, public figures, and other highly successful professionals who share their formulas for success with you. We will discuss leadership success, failure, defining moments, and hard lessons learned with guests who are intentional in their approach to leadership.

Elevate Your Leadership

64 Episodes Available
Episode 44

Retired Army Aviator Shares Experiences and Lessons from 35 Years of Service with Alan Mack

64.26 min Sep 3, 2025

Alan Mack, US Army, Chief Warrant Officer Five — Retired, a native of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, served over 35 years in the US Army before retiring in 2016. His military career included 17 years in Army Special Operations. His awards include the Legion of Merit, 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses...

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Episode 43

Colonel Hennadiy Kovalenko, Ukrainian Air Force

42.96 min Oct 5, 2023

In this most sobering, yet fascinating episode of the Elevate Your Leadership podcast, Ukrainian Air Force Colonel Hennadiy Kovalenko (Colonel H) discusses the current state of affairs regarding the war with Russia and the potential outcomes, including a total collapse of Russia. He has served Ukrai...

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Episode 42

Michelle Ellis Young, YWCA CEO and Community Builder

33.41 min Sep 3, 2025

In this episode of the Elevate Your Leadership podcast, Michelle Ellis Young, Chief Executive Officer of YWCA South Hampton Roads, discusses her leadership journey culminating in her current role serving people in need in the Hampton Roads community. Michelle shares how her upbringing in New Orleans...

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Episode 41

Unsung: Quiet Voices of the US Navy's EOD Warriors and Their Families

84.44 min Sep 3, 2025

What is a Navy EOD Technician and what is it like to become one? Who was the father and founder of Navy EOD and Navy SEALS? In their book Unsung, Joseph Shaffer III and Dr. Paula Kapp Greene share their in-depth interviews with the dedicated men and women of the US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (...

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Episode 40

Holly Duckworth, Trailblazing Keynote Speaker and Applied Mindful Leadership Advisor.

40.54 min Sep 3, 2025

In this episode of The Elevate Your Leadership Podcast, Holly Duckworth defines mindfulness as we discuss what it means to leaders at work, and at home. Hallmark Holly (explained in this episode) tells us how Google uses mindfulness to allow a moment for arrival at the beginning of meetings and how...

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Episode 39

Susan Kilrain, NASA Astronaut, Retired US Navy Pilot, and Venture Capital Partner

31.56 min Jun 3, 2023

In this episode of the Elevate Your Leadership podcast, NASA Astronaut Susan Kilrain and I discuss her life and career. Commander Susan Kilrain is a renowned astronaut, a distinguished navy test pilot and aerospace engineer, and a world traveler. She is the youngest person, and one of only three wom...

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Episode 38

Chad Brown: Leadership Engagement Expert

62.94 min Jun 3, 2023

Why do people come to work at your organization? What is personal vested interest (PVI) and do you know the PVI of those you lead? In this episode of the Elevate Your Leadership podcast, Chad Brown and I discuss organizational leadership to include culture, ego, fulfillment on and off the job, and h...

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Episode 37

Cara Mae Melton, Entrepreneur and Hyperbaric Oxygen Provider

38.51 min May 3, 2023

What is hyperbaric oxygen and what can this medicinal treatment do for you? In this episode, Cara Mae Melton and I discuss the use of hyperbaric oxygen to heal wounds, reduce inflammation, improve sleep, and even counter the effects of aging. Cara Mae Melton is a dynamic executive who has been apply...

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Episode 36

Dr. Alison Tendler, Ophthalmologist, Eye Surgeon, and Entrepreneur

62.18 min Sep 3, 2025

Does seeing more clearly help you be a better leader? In this episode, Dr. Alison Tendler discusses her upbringing in South Dakota, experience in medical school, and what it is like to lead her team of 14 people. I called her green eyes blue. You may remember Dr. Tendler from the Restasis eye drop c...

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Fitness and Health Coach David Greenwalt

61.47 min Feb 1, 2023

Coach David Greenwalt has consulted with Fortune 500 CEOs, Academy Award winners, and people from all walks of life. Start 2023 with the motivation and information (intelligence) you need to focus on your health and wellness. David will meet you where you are and improve your focus, gratitude, worry...

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