Elevate Your Leadership

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 commercials that ran from 2008-2015 or so, with her striking green eyes, which I called blue during our face-to-face discussion. She let me off easy. Alison’s story is an inspiration to young ladies who are considering a career as a Medical Doctor as well as medical professionals or anyone considering leaving the comfort of a large organization to start their own business.

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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 control, and other aspects of what David calls emotional fitness. Dave develops your Why Power which drives your Will Power. Coach David is a Certified Health Coach, fitness expert, author, husband, father, former police officer, gym owner, competitive state-level body builder, and powerlifter. In 1997, at age 32 and a body weight of 235 pounds, David discovered an evidence-based approach for getting off his own 50 excess pounds and keeping it off for 25 years and counting. Since 1999, through his company Leanness Lifestyle University, David has been helping student members, from every walk of life, lose excess fat, keep the muscle and manage this crazy life.

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In this fascinating discussion, Eric Maddox shares why he enlisted in the U.S. Army where he was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, a jumpmaster, and graduate of Ranger School. In 2003, he was sent to Tikrit, Iraq where he joined a Delta Force team who was searching for high value targets on the infamous Deck of Cards. After five months and over 300 interrogations, Eric was able to track down and eventually give the team the exact location of the spider hole in which Saddam hid. For this, he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement, the Defense Intelligence Agency Director’s Award, and the Bronze Star. Eric has successfully transitioned his technique of empathy based listening to teach business leaders across the globe on how to follow the breadcrumbs that lead to the stage of the person you are negotiating with.

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In this episode of The Elevate Your Leadership podcast, former Blue Cross Blue Shield Chief Executive Rod Collins discusses futuristic concepts of leadership that are being employed today by highly successful companies. Applying his concept that no one is in charge, Rod details his process for conducting collective intelligence workshops to advance company initiatives based on the collective intelligence and contributions of everyone on the team. He outlines the four characteristics necessary to leverage collective intelligence. Rod authored Wiki Management: A Revolutionary New Model for a Rapidly Changing and Collaborative World, which highlights the innovative tools and practices used by a new breed of business leaders to sustain extraordinary performance in a world reshaped by digital disruption. His next book, No One is Smarter Than Everyone, will be out next year.

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In this episode of the Elevate Your Leadership podcast, Alexis Gerdes discusses her run for the Virginia Beach school board first as a parent with “skin in the game” as two of her children currently attend Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Alexis shares details of her upbringing including her K-12 schooling within the Virginia Beach Public School System. Alexis talks about her views on leadership in general, and how she will bring leadership to the school board in particular. I enjoyed this discussion and learned a lot about a process that not enough Virginia Beach residents are familiar with.

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In this episode of the Elevate Your Leadership podcast, Navy veteran and entrepreneur, Allie Stephens, discusses how her work ethic served her in the restaurant industry and the US Navy. Allie put her leadership skills to work when she established her uniquely branded restaurant, Anchor Allie’s, in Virginia Beach VA nine years ago, and has since opened a second location. Anchor Allie’s is a US military and all-American themed restaurant serving up great food, refreshing cocktails, and delicious cafe drinks, all with a pin up twist. Allie addresses leadership head on in how she leads a team of roughly 40 employees over two locations.

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Will the dome site project really happen? What is the TIP Fund? In this episode of the Elevate Your Leadership podcast Linwood Branch discusses life as a representative of Virginia Beach as an appointed member of City Council, up for election next month. Linwood was appointed to council one year ago upon the resignation of James Wood, the 6th district councilman and Vice-Mayor. “You are never as bad, or as good, as people say you are” Linwood said in response to misleading political attacks on him. Linwood sheds light on the Atlantic Avenue project, often referred to as the dome site. Mr. Branch believes that the city of Virginia Beach is a national player, leading the country among cities of similar size.

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In this episode, Ross discusses what a Navy Master Diver is and what a Navy Master Diver does. He shares his experiences leading various military diving operations including the recovery of victims and the removal of bridge debris to restore the commercial waterway following the collapse of the Interstate Highway 35 Bridge into the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ross was inspired to write a book in part because he enjoys bragging about America’s sons and daughters in uniform who he served with during his Navy Career. You can read about the Sailors Master Chief Master Diver Ross Garcia served with and his leadership experiences in his self-published book, “View Through a Faceplate Window, Adventures of a Navy Master Diver.”

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In this episode of The Elevate Your Leadership Podcast, Nanette Miller discusses her career as a US Navy Intelligence Officer, family life in and out of the Navy, and why she believes she can win Virginia Beach’s Second District, City Council seat. Bringing people together is one of Nanette’s unique skills, and she believes she can bring greater unity to the council. Project management, communication, and coordination are some of the skill sets that Nanette says she will bring to the council. Finally, no discussion is complete until broaches are covered. Visit RobertPizzini.com to listen to all episodes of The Elevate Your Leadership Podcast.

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In this episode of The Elevate Your leadership podcast, Brad McDonald, former Commanding Officer of the USS L. MENDEL RIVERS (SSN686) discusses his seven principles of being a leader. As the Commanding Officer of the USS L. MENDEL RIVERS, he successfully hosted and transported SEALS and their SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV) on missions around the world. Brad also talks about the trepidation of being a new entrepreneur as a defining moment, and how his book “The Art and Skill of Sales Psychology” came to be.

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