Fidelis Leadership Podcast

Season 10 - Episode 132: Leslie Baker

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Leslie Baker is a strategic Human Resources leader and an expert in workplace communications. With over 20 years of leadership experience across heal...

Season 10 - Episode 131: Leslie Baker

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Leslie Baker on Dealing With Workplace Conflict Do you dread facing difficult conversations at work? Struggle with setting boundaries? Feel like conf...

Season 10 - Episode 130: Leslie Baker

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Leslie Baker is a strategic Human Resources leader and an expert in workplace communications. With over 20 years of leadership experience across heal...

Season 10 - Episode 129: Tasha Golden

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Tasha Golden is a speaker, consultant, & internationally-recognized leader in the science of Creativity x Wellbeing.  Named one of 2024's "Fierce...

Season 10 - Episode 128: Vanessa Judelman

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa Judelman is the President of Mosaic People Development, and for over 20 years, she has been helping clients to develop leaders who inspire gre...

Season 10 - Episode 127: Mitch Russo

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mitch Russo started his public life as the lead guitarist of a rock band called Absolutely Free. Since then, Mitch has been quite productive.  In 198...

Season 10 - Episode 126: Dr. Andrew Temte

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Andrew Temte is the former CEO of Kaplan Professional and served in other senior executive roles within the Firm, such as President and Global Hea...

Season 10 - Episode 125: Andrew Sridhar

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Sridhar is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, a former Navy SEAL Officer with combat service in Iraq. He is a graduate of the prestigious Har...

Season 10 - Episode 124: Kevin Lavelle

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Lavelle, the CEO and Cofounder of Harbor, brings a wealth of experience from his role as the Founder and Chairman of Mizzen+Main.   Kevin inve...

Season 10 - Episode 123: Indie Bollman

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For over 30 years, Indie Bollman has been a noteworthy and respected leader in the corporate organizational development and human resources space.  ...

Season 10 - Episode 122: Dr. Theresa Larson

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Theresa Larson, or "Dr. T" as she is affectionately known, is a leading expert and advocate for well-being and strength across both personal and p...

Season 10 - Episode 121: Joe Liberatore

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Liberatore has served as CEO since 2022 and president since 2012. His previous roles include Kforce Interactive president, Chief Sales Officer, Ch...

Season 10 - Episode 120: Margie Oleson

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Margie Oleson is a renowned expert in team performance and organizational dynamics, specializing in helping teams achieve high levels of productiv...

Season 10 - Episode 119: Derrick Mains

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Derrick Mains is a Serial Entrepreneur, connector, and content creator. He has authored three books on Lean Management, pitched, produced, and starre...

Season 10 - Episode 118: Brian Beckom

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Beckcom is a Computer Scientist, Philosopher, & Trial Lawyer based in Houston, Texas.  He has been voted a Texas Super Lawyer 14 consecutive ti...

Season 10 - Episode 117: Patrick Hardy

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When calamity strikes, few voices are more knowledgeable than Patrick Hardy's. Not only is Patrick a graduate of FEMA's Advanced Academy, but he has ...

Season 10 - Episode 116: Roben Graziadei

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Roben Graziadei, MA is the founder and president of Net Result$, LLC, and is a highly successful leadership consultant and speaker. In 2015 she brande...

Season 9 - Episode 115: Dan Tocchini

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Tocchini is a Human Performance Specialist, author, and highly regarded business consultant.  He specializes in change management, conflict resol...

Season 9 - Episode 114: Mansi Priyanka Goel

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mansi Goel, formerly Google's Global Head of Product Policy, is now named among the Top 5 Executive Coaches for Tech. She helps execs and their teams ...

Season 9 - Episode 113: Eric Recker

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Eric Recker is husband, father, dentist, elite success coach, speaker, author, pilot, and recovering triathlete. He has pushed his life to the lim...

Season 9 - Episode 112: Rich Horwath

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

RICH HORWATH is the founder and CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute where he is a strategy facilitator and coach to executive leadership teams.  ...

Season 9 - Episode 111: John Schuhart

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John Schuhart has extensive Senior Executive leadership experience in the US Intelligence Community, to include the Central Intelligence Agency and th...

Season 9 - Episode 110: Lara Jones

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lara Jones is an award-winning Grit Performance Expert, Keynote Speaker, Author and Creator of the Global G.R.I.T. System™ and She's also the Founde...

Season 9 - Episode 109: Frank Cespedes

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Frank Cespedes is a highly experienced business executive and sales management expert, and he also serves as a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business Sch...

Season 9 - Episode 108: Eric Herrenkohl

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Herrenkohl is Managing Director at AchieveNEXT, a Philadelphia based company that provides a wide spectrum of executive and professional service...

Season 9 - Episode 107: Hortense Le Gentil

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hortense Le Gentil is a world-renowned executive leadership coach, speaker, and author. She guides CEOs and senior executives on their journey from he...

Season 9 - Episode 106: Elizabeth Pearson

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Pearson is an executive career coach who specializes in helping women navigate job changes, find a path to success in male-dominated fields,...

Season 9 - Episode 105: Karen Benoy Preston

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Karen Benoy Preston is the CEO and Founder of Karen Benoy, a company that helps individuals and organizations unlock their full potential.  Her clien...

Season 9 - Episode 104: Rose Fass

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rose Fass has over 40+ years of experience in technology and consumer-based industries.  During her impressive career, Rose has opened new businesses...

Season 9 - Episode 103: Alan Heymann

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Heymann has a knack for coaching fellow introverts, helping them find their superpowers in an extroverted world. He also specializes in coaching ...

Season 9 - Episode 102: Ian Ziskin

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ian Ziskin has over 40 years of experience as a C-level executive, board advisor and member, coach, consultant, entrepreneur, teacher, speaker, and...

Season 9 - Episode 101: Doug Strickel

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Strickel is an experienced business executive and leadership coach and trainer.  He focuses on speaking to groups, teaching seminars, or leading...

Season 8 - Episode 100: Dave Dunkel

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Dunkel served in senior leadership roles in Romac-FMA, and its successor, Kforce, for over 43 years.  He served as Kforce's Chief Executive O...

Season 8 - Episode 99: Jenn Cirrito

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jenn Cirrito is the Senior Vice President – Business Operations at Kforce.  She has served in several senior leadership roles during her 18 years o...

Season 7 - Episode 98: Debby Stone

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Debby Stone is an executive coach, a former practicing lawyer and the author of The Art of Self-Promotion: Tell Your Story, Transform Your Career.   ...

Season 7 - Episode 97: Joe Stimac

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Stimac is the creator of InterviewReady.com and CEO and Founder of AccuHire.com An expert in the areas of interviewing and selection, Joe has help...

Season 7 - Episode 96: Jim Huling

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Huling is co-author of the Bestselling book titled, The 4 Disciplines of Execution. Jim's career spans thirty-seven years of corporate leadership ...

Season 7 - Episode 95: Sean Georges & John Buford

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Georges, J.D., LL.M., and John Buford, Ph.D., grew up together in a small Illinois farm town. Both served with distinction as Marine Corps office...

Season 7 - Episode 94: Steve McMahan

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Steve McMahan served with distinction as a C-Level Executive in large publicly traded and privately held companies. He led large sales and service/sup...

Season 7 - Episode 93: Amy Forsythe

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Forsythe is an award-winning military journalist who served five combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and has been on assignment for several other...

Season 7 - Episode 92: Stephen Drum

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Drum is a retired Navy SEAL Master Chief and the co-creator of the Navy's Warrior Toughness program.  With 27 years of experience in training...

Season 7 - Episode 91: Kim Campbell

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Colonel Kim "KC" Campbell served in the Air Force for 24 years as a fighter pilot and senior military leader. Kim piloted an A-10 Warthog in more than...

Season 7 - Episode 90: Don Sloan

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Don Sloan is the Chief Digital Officer at Employ Bridge, which is the nation's largest industrial staffing company. With over 30 years as a business l...

Season 7 - Episode 89: Tracey Jones

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Tracey Jones is the President of Tremendous Leadership, as well as an author and leadership expert.  Before taking the reins of Tremendous Leader...

Season 7 - Episode 88: Randy Marmon

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Randy Marmon is a results oriented Human Capital Executive with a consistent track record of building teams that achieve exceptional results.  With o...

Season 7 - Episode 87: Brittinay Lenhart

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Brittinay Lenhart is the founder of Work Culture Consultant, LLC.  She guides company executives to elevate psychological safety for employees throug...

Season 7 - Episode 86: Kim Henderson

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Henderson started Cobalt Compass training and consulting services to assist staffing professionals in developing skills and strategies to build lo...

Season 6 - Episode 85: Jennifer Furlong

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Arvin Furlong is the Founder and CEO of Communication TwentyFourSeven and host of the Communication TwentyFourSeven Podcast. She is an author...

Season 6 - Episode 84: Morag Barrett

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Morag Barrett is a sought out keynote speaker, author, facilitator and leading expert on the importance of cultivating healthy professional relationsh...

Season 6 - Episode 83: Friederike Fabritius

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Friederike Fabritius is a neuroscientist and trailblazer in the field of neuroleadership. Her brain-based leadership programs have transformed how For...

Season 6 - Episode 82: Dana Cavalea

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coach Dana Cavalea is the former Director of Strength & Conditioning and Performance for the New York Yankees. He led the team to a World Championship...

Season 6 - Episode 81: Todd Cherches

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Cherches is the CEO and cofounder of BigBlueGumball LLC, an innovative New York City-based management and leadership consulting, training, and ex...

Season 6 - Episode 80: Alex Castro

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Castro is the CEO of M Corp and has helped clients deliver complex corporate strategies for the last twenty years. He finds new approaches to ser...

Season 6 - Episode 79: Lona Spisso

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lona Spisso is a combat Veteran, former Military Officer, and highly sought-after executive coach, who empowers high impact, high leverage individuals...

Season 6 - Episode 78: Graig Paglieri

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Graig Paglieri is responsible for day-to-day operational leadership and strategic direction for Randstad's professional staffing and solutions, includ...

Season 5 - Episode 77: Mark McKearn

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mark is a retired U.S. Army Colonel with 30 years of active service and extensive leadership experience--both leading soldiers in combat in Iraq and A...

Season 5 - Episode 76: Dr. Paul Corona

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Paul Corona is a successful leader, a coach, an author, and an educator. He is a professor of Leadership at Northwester University's Kellogg Schoo...

Season 5 - Episode 75: Tom Kolditz

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Kolditz is a coach, an author, an inspirational speaker, and a teacher. He is an internationally recognized expert on crisis leadership and leade...

Season 5 - Episode 74: April Shprintz - 2nd Interview

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

April Shprintz is an accomplished leader whose career has spanned the Air Force, corporate America, and her own firm—Driven Outcomes—where she wor...

Season 5 - Episode 73: Laura Gates

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Gates is an executive coach, team facilitator, and advisor to executives at Silicon Valley's top tech companies. For over 25 years Laura has coa...

Season 5 - Episode 72: Doug Rich

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Rich is a former Marine Corps Captain and Infantry officer, and now serves as the Chief of Staff for Kforce, a $1 Billion publicly traded profess...

Season 5 - Episode 71: Sunni Smith

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sunni has Over 15 years in the field of leadership and organizational strategy, primarily as a consultant, coach, trainer, and facilitator. Sunni deve...

Season 5 - Episode 70: Louis Carter

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Louis Carter is the founder and CEO of Best Practice Institute. An organizational psychologist, he specializes in helping organizations and C-suite se...

Season 5 - Episode 69: Alex Vohr

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Vohr is the current Vice President of Government Affairs at Trailer Bridge. He has over 30 years of invaluable experience including leadership, s...

Season 5 - Episode 68: Marcia Reynolds (2nd Interview)

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Marcia Reynolds is recognized as one of the world's premier executive coaches, and she is the author of several best-selling books. Her clients in...

Season 5 - Episode 67: Virg Palumbo

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Virg Palumbo is a former Marine Corps Infantry officer and combat veteran. He's been in the corporate arena for over 20 years and has had notable succ...

Season 5 - Episode 66: Kimberly Gerber

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kimberly Gerber has over 30 years experience as a leader in corporate America. As founder and CEO of Excelerate, Kimberly specializes in coaching seni...

Season 5 - Episode 65: Tony Martignetti

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Martignetti is an executive and leadership coach with a specialty in working with leaders and their teams to navigate through change and unlock t...

Season 4 - Episode 64: David Sears

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Sears served over 20 years as an officer in the Navy SEAL community. His leadership produced results in the most demanding environments, as he p...

Season 4 - Episode 63: Michael Timms

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Timms has dedicated his career to making leadership easier and to helping leaders and organizations reach their potential. As a leadership con...

Season 4 - Episode 62: Mark Herschberg

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Herschberg is the CTO of Averon. He is a cryptographer, university instructor, and championship ballroom dancer. He chairs the IEEE HTTPSI standa...

Season 4 - Episode 62: Mark Herschberg

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Herschberg is the CTO of Averon. He is a cryptographer, university instructor, and championship ballroom dancer. He chairs the IEEE HTTPSI standa...

Season 4 - Episode 61: Dr. Jason Selk

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Selk is the director of sport psychology for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is also the director and owner of Enhanced Performance Inc. He is one o...

Season 4 - Episode 60: Evan Nierman

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Evan Nierman is a top crisis PR expert whose work involves many of the biggest issues on the world stage. During the past two decades he has provided ...

Season 4 - Episode 59: Julie Bartkus

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Bartkus is an internationally known speaker, author, consultant, mentor and coach, helping child care owners and directors create their positive...

Season 3 - Episode 58: Dr. Lepora Fluornoy

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Lepora has worked with leaders in North America, Europe, Central and South America helping leaders to align and drive strategic execution, as well...

Season 3 - Episode 57: Mickey Addison

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Colonel Mickey Addison, USAF(RETIRED) is a leadership speaker, blogger and author, and is a frequent contributor to military and business publications...

Season 3 - Episode 56: Jim Schleckser

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim and his team at the Inc. CEO Project work with over 100 CEOs of high growth companies to identify and obliterate the things that stand between the...

Season 3 - Episode 55: Peter Winick

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Winick is the founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage. For the past two decades he has helped individuals and organizations build and gro...

Season 3 - Episode 54: Dr. Martina Wagner

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Martina Wagner is an author, coach, and an expert in Physical Intelligence. She is also the co-founder of ArtesHumanis, a personal and professiona...

Season 3 - Episode 53: David Marquet

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Marquet is a retired United States Navy captain and commander of an award-winning nuclear submarine. He is a sought-after keynote speaker and is...

Season 3 - Episode 52: Rebecca Halstead

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Becky Halstead, a retired US Army Brigadier General. She is the founder her own leader consultancy company, STEADFAST Leadership, and specializes in i...

Season 3 - Episode 51: Marcel Schwantes

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Marcel Schwantes is a speaker, executive coach, podcaster, and syndicated columnist drawing over a million readers per month worldwide to his thought-...

Season 3 - Episode 50: Shannon Huffman Polson

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shannon Huffman Polson served as an Army officer for nearly a decade, and she was one of the first women to fly the Apache helicopter. In addition to ...

Season 3 - Episode 49: Maggie Craddock

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Maggie Craddock is an executive coach with over 20 years of experience working with with Fortune 500 CEOs and senior management teams. She has been fe...

Season 3 - Episode 48: Jim Fischetti

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Fischetti is an executive coach, consultant, keynote speaker and author. He is committed to transforming lives and developing leaders who want to ...

Season 3 - Episode 47: Diane Bolden

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Diane Bolden is an executive coach with more than twenty-five years of experience in leadership development, strategic planning, and team building. Sh...

Season 2 - Episode 46 - The Rolex Moment

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this final episode of Season 2, Mike Ettore describes an event that happened in Beirut, Lebanon in 1984. This experience had a profound impact upon...

Season 2 - Episode 45 - Chuck Swoboda

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chuck Swoboda is the Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University, President of Cape Point Advisors, and the retired Chairman and CEO of Cree, Inc. ...

Season 2 - Episode 44 - John Baldoni

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Baldoni is an internationally recognized executive coach and educator and the author of 14 leadership books published in 10 languages. In this po...

Season 2 - Episode 43 - Christy Whitman

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Christy Whitman is a Transformational Leader, Celebrity Coach and the New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Having It All. She has appeared ...

Season 2 - Episode 42 - Virg Palumbo

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Virg Palumbo is a senior executive with over two decades of experience leading high-powered sales teams. A graduate of the US Naval Academy and a Mari...

Season 2 - Episode 41 - Eddie Turner

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Eddie Turner is an accomplished executive coach, keynote speaker and best-selling author. We had a superb conversation on leadership and Eddie shared ...

Season 2 - Episode 40 - Dr. Theresa Larson

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Theresa Larson (aka "Dr. T") is a published author, speaker and a fitness expert with an emphasis on mobility and mindfulness. Theresa founded Mov...

Season 2 - Episode 39 - Gavin Preston

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gavin Preston is an industry renowned business coach and management consultant who specializes in business growth and strategy. Gavin and I had a supe...

Season 2 - Episode 38 - April Shprintz

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

April Shprintz is the creator of The Generosity Culture®, Host of "Pouring Into Your Business", Business Accelerator, Author, Keynote Speaker, & Prou...

Season 2 - Episode 37 - Tom Henschel

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Henschel is an expert in workplace communications and executive development. Over the past 25 years, he has helped hundreds of senior leaders achi...

Season 2 - Episode 36 - Scott Eblin

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Eblin is a highly executive coach, speaker, and author. I have enjoyed following his work for several years and have learned much from him. List...

Season 2 - Episode 35 - Bill Weber

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Weber's service in the Marine Corps is unique in that he was both a decorated combat leader and a Judge Advocate (Lawyer). His business experienc...

Season 2 - Episode 34 - Carylynn Larson

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Carylynn Larson is a highly regarded leadership coach, author and speaker. Listen in as she shares her insights on a variety of leadership issues....