Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast
Episodes
Strengths at Play with Tara Gronhovd
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re wrapping up our Strengths at Play series with a special episode featuring the ot...
Strengths at Play with Ty Lewis
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re continuing our Strengths at Play series with one of ALIGN’s newest coaches, Ty...
Strengths at Play with Dr. Ashley Lang
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re continuing our Strengths at Play Series with ALIGN’s very own, Dr. Ashley Lang...
Strengths at Play Series: Olivia LaRose
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re continuing our Strengths at Play Series with ALIGN’s very own, Olivia LaRose! ...
Strengths at Play Series: Pamela Nelson
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re continuing our Strengths at Play Series with our very own Pamela Nelson! You kno...
Strengths at Play Series: Doug Svendsen
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re kicking off our Strengths at Play Series with a fantastic guest, one of our newe...
A Successful SHIFT: What We Learned Doing a Big Event
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! This week, we’re giving you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at our recent SHIFT Le...
Jon Acuff Live Q & A at SHIFT 2025
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! This week, we’re bringing you a truly special episode- a LIVE Q&A from the SHIFT L...
Strengths at Work: Includer
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Includer Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Includer talent, bo...
Strengths at Work: Deliberative
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Deliberative Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Deliberative ta...
Strengths at Work: Command
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Command Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Command talent, both...
Strengths at Work: Context
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Context Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Context talent, both...
Strengths at Work: Adaptability
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Adaptability Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Adaptability ta...
Strengths at Work: Focus
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Focus Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Focus talent, both on ...
Strengths at Work: Self-Assurance
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Self-Assurance Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Self-Assuranc...
Strengths at Work: Analytical
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Analytical Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Analytical talent...
Strengths At Work: Connectedness
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Connectedness Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Connectedness ...
Living and Leading with Intention, with Dawn Zimmerman
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re thrilled to have Dawn Zimmerman, founder of Waymaker Brands and Waymaker Leaders...
Strengths at Work: Discipline
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Discipline Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Discipline talent...
Strengths at Work: Competition
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Competition Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Competition tale...
Strengths at Work: Ideation
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Ideation Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Ideation talent, bo...
The Impact of Soundtracks with Jacklyn Klaphake and Mackenzie Novak
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the podcast, friends! In this episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by two inspiring leaders, Jacklyn Klaphake and Mackenzie Novak, wh...
Strengths at Work: Harmony
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Harmony Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Harmony talent, both...
Strengths at Work: Consistency
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Consistency Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Consistency tale...
Strengths At Work: Significance
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Significance Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Significance ta...
Strengths At Work: Intellection
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Intellection Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Intellection ta...
Strengths At Work: Individualization
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Individualization Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Individual...
Strengths at Work: Restorative
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Restorative Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Restorative tale...
Strengths At Work: Maximizer
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Maximizer Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Maximizer talent, ...
Strengths at Work: Futuristic
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Futuristic Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Futuristic talent...
Celebrating our 100th Episode!
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our one-hundredth episode, friends! We’re so excited to celebrate this incredible milestone with you. For this special occasion, we’re ...
Strengths at Work: Empathy
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Empathy Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Empathy talent, both...
Strengths At Work: Belief
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Belief Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Belief talent, both o...
Strengths At Work: Activator
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Activator Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Activator talent, ...
New YEAR New WORD with Maria Surma Manka and Claudia Revermann
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year, friends! We’re kicking off the year with a very special episode! This week, Pamela and Tara are joined by not just one incredible gu...
Strengths at Work: Input
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Input Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Input talent, both on ...
Strengths At Work: Positivity
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Positivity Strength! Join Tara and Pamela along with our new Align teammate, Olivia LaRose, as they explor...
Prepared to Pivot: The Power of Evergreen & Somatic Intelligence with Lisa Cummings
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s special guest episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by the incredible Lisa Cummings! Lisa is an international speaker and coach special...
Strengths At Work: Arranger
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Arranger Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Arranger talent, bo...
Strengths at Work: Woo
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Woo Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Woo talent, both on a pe...
Strengths At Work: Strategic
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Strategic Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Strategic talent, ...
Life After the Jersey with Kelsey Wiechman
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s special guest episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by the amazing Kelsey Wiechman! Kelsey is a certified life coach, and former athlet...
Strengths at Work: Developer
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Developer Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Developer talent, ...
Strengths at Work: Achiever
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Achiever Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Achiever talent, bo...
Strengths at Work: Communication
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Communication Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Communication ...
Strengths and Financial Acumen with Ty Lewis
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s special guest episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by the amazing Ty Lewis! Ty Lewis is a dynamic leader, speaker, and real estate inv...
Strengths At Work: Learner
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Learner Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Learner talent, both...
Strengths at Work: Relator
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a deep dive on the Relator Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Relator talent, both...
Strengths at Work: Responsibility
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our Strengths Series! This week, we're kicking off the first of many episodes, each focusing on a different CliftonStrength. Today, we're d...
Integrating Strengths into Our Interpersonal Relationships with Dr. Monica Holmes
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by Dr. Monica Holmes, an incredible Gallup-certified Strengths coach and educator. Together, they e...
Giving Feedback to Gen Z with Dr. Ashley Lang
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tara and Pamela welcome back Dr. Ashley Lang, another exceptional coach from our ALIGN team! In addition to her work as a ...
Intentional Growth with Claudia Revermann
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by the multifaceted Claudia Revermann! Claudia is the founder of Revermann Law, a law firm whos...
Are You Ready to Make SHIFT Happen?!
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back friends! In this week's episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by the amazing Stephanie Theisen to share a very special announcement! St...
Greatest Hits #5: Playing Our Strengths!
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Labor Day Weekend often means end-of-summer gatherings with family and friends! Well, we are replaying the last of our "Greatest Hits" a...
Greatest Hits #4: Defining the Win with Josh Hoaby
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are replaying some of our Greatest Hits for the end of summer and "Defining the Win" is one of them! How many teams are lost and tugging ...
Greatest Hits #3 - Leadership Practice: Giving and Receiving Feedback
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership Practice: Receiving Feedback was our 12th episode and one of our most popular with listeners! While the adage “it’s better to give than...
Greatest Hits: #2 Excellence VS. Perfectionism with Sarah Noble
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re excited to replay one of our "greatest hits!" We’re thrilled that today’s episode is a listener-requested topic – what is the ...
Greatest Hits: #1 Natural Born Leader
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a natural-born leader? You’re not alone if you feel like you’re not. In fact, we are here to say, the idea of a natural-born leader is a m...
The Importance of Developing Emotional Maturity in Leadership with JT Spoor
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the insightful JT Spoor joins us to discuss the importance of emotional maturity in leadership, and how to develop it. JT gets vulnerable w...
Accountability is NOT a Four-Letter Word
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tara and Pamela dive into the concept of developing “Inspiring Accountability” in the workplace. What is the first thought that comes t...
Fostering Innovation and Managing Risk with Michelle Massman
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we are joined by the amazing Michelle Massman to explore how leveraging your personal interests and exploring new ideas can ...
Encountering Grief at Work
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Encountering Grief at Work This week’s episode was brought to you by another listener request! What does it look like to show support and allow pe...
Holiday Replay: Shifting Out of Survival Mode
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Independence Day Week! It’s a holiday week which means we’re doing a Holiday Replay where we take a popular episode from the past and re...
Unexpected Innovation: Breathing New Life Into a Family Legacy with Rachel Gray
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest, Rachel Gray, joins us with the most fascinating story. You may look at her role as a cattle producer as something you might not be ab...
Restoring Trust in The Workplace
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s topic is one listeners like you have requested over and over again. While many of you leaders are beginning to feel comfortable building tru...
Developing Tenacity to Follow Our Passions with Andy Tollefson
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He’s one of our favorite human beings and we are so excited to introduce him to you! Tara’s son Andy Tollefson is joining our podcast today. Today...
Generational Challenges of Leadership Succession with Dr. Ashley Lang
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of our own coaches is joining our podcast for this important topic of generational leadership for today’s leaders. Dr. Ashley Lang has nearly 2 ...
Growing Through Resilience and Social Impact with Clare Richards
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have Clare Richards joining us. Clare is the co-founder and CEO of a Minnesota startup called Impacks, which supports parents and educators i...
Work Culture of Fear or Security - Which is Yours?
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We only operate out of two modes - a place of fear or a place of security. When we realize that, we can quickly see what’s driving us. Fear at wor...
How Strong Relationships Build ROI in Business and Life with Randy Olson
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are giddy to have one of our favorite people on the podcast. Randy Olson is an incredible human who is a results-driven senior sales and business d...
Work Pressure - Are You Playing "Hot Potato?"
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When the pressure builds, how you react, and how you project those stressful emotions can impact your team. Pressure can create a hot potato that you ...
Global Perspective on Mental Toughness with Marta Galacka
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re going international by having Marta Galacka as a guest. Joining us from the Netherlands, Marta is the founder of Atomic Organizations, w...
Recovering from Workplace " little t" Trauma
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have past workplace traumas that still influence how you make decisions today? Having a coworker or manager mistreat you at work is not that un...
Shifting Out of Overwhelm with Katie Manar
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Growing fast can feel a lot like drowning in business. Suddenly our systems, processes and leadership aren’t keeping pace with the growth we’re ...
Hot Air Balloons and Other Fears That Hold You Back
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready to fly? In today’s episode, we are thrilled to share our experience of going on a hot air balloon ride and how it helped us gain some ...
Living and Working with an Abundance Mindset, with Katie Christensen
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to coach and lead with an abundance mindset instead of a scarcity mindset? When you hear the word abundance, do you think about only...
Strengths Series Wrap Up: Core Beliefs and our Strengths
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back in our Strength Series as we wrap it up today. Are you ready to go deep with us as we discuss how Negative Core Beliefs hold us back from...
Strengths and Human Behavior with Simon Hurry
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are honored to have Simon Hurry from South Africa here today! He is the founder of Play Nicely, a Strengths-based Strategic consulting company that...
One Year "PODversiry!" Giveaway, New Logo, and our Origin Story!
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are thrilled that this dream has come true and our Podcast has hit its first anniversary. We couldn’t have done it without all of you joining us ...
"The Secret Sauce" with Marty Thompson
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest today has a unique skill set that affects 100% of all our lives. He’s the one who leads the team of product placement at grocery stores. H...
Mindset Shift: From Blindspots to Balance
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are continuing with our Strengths Series and pulling in our Mindset Shift Series to talk about blindspots and balance. Our desire is to help ...
Strengthening Your Team, with Katie Christensen
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, we welcome Katie Christensen. Katie is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, an e2grow-certified High-Performing Team Coach, and t...
Strengths Series Strengths Training
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are thrilled to announce our next series, and today’s podcast kicks it off. Pamela is a newly certified CliftonStrengths coach and Tara has bee...
Leadership Lessons From The Wild with Anthony Nelson, Part 2
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re welcoming back Anthony Nelson. As a quick reminder, Anthony is the director of the Glacier Institute, a national non-profit organiza...
Leadership Lessons From The Wild - with Anthony Nelson, Part 1
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have a special guest today! Anthony Nelson is the Director of The Glacier Institute and is here to share his leadership experience working with Gla...
Mindset Shift #3: Scarcity to Abundance
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we get to share our third podcast about scarcity mindset shifts and how they can help you lead yourself into a better tomorrow. Everyone wrestle...
Embracing a Growth Mindset with Stephanie Theisen, Part 2
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Theisen from Leighton Broadcasting is back this week and we hope you’ll listen along to her wisdom about how to keep growing as a leader. ...
Embracing a Growth Mindset with Stephanie Theisen, Part 1
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re excited that the first guest podcast of 2024 features one of our favorite people - Stephanie Theisen. Stephanie started as an intern in 2004 a...
New Year, New Word
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you face the new year? Is it with excitement and energy? Or is there a bit of trepidation and nervousness when you peek at that calendar? Janua...
Holiday Replay: Braving Boundaries
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Holidays! It is the week between Christmas and New Year's, and that means we don't know what day it is, we're not sure where we&#...
Our Favorite Things - Holiday Episode!
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few ...
Changing Gossip Culture with Kathy Wulf Tays, Part 2
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for part two with business consultant Kathy Wulf Tays. Make sure you listen to last week’s episode so you’re ready to hop back into th...
Changing Gossip Culture with Kathy Wulf Tays, Part 1
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gossip–we’ve all done it and we’ve all seen the damage it can do to culture. Today we’re joined by business consultant and our friend, Kathy W...
Mindset Shift #2: Shifting from Fixed to Growth Mindset
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Where are you learning and growing right now that is making you uncomfortable? Growth can be super uncomfortable . . .and we are uncomfortable with di...
Fix My Boss with Molly McGrath, Part 2
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome back Molly McGrath, author of the book “Fix My Boss.” She brings with her an impressive resume and years of experience in buildin...
Fix My Boss with Molly McGrath, Part 1
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you like impressive resumes, you’re really going to enjoy spending time with us today and our guest, Molly McGrath. Molly has coached, consulted,...
Mindset Shift #1: Shifting Out of Survival Mode
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you living in survival mode? You’re not alone AND it’s unhealthy to stay in survival mode; our bodies need rest to thrive. But how do you get ...
Mental Health and Leadership with Tracy Schreifels, Part 2
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we return to the podcast with Tracy Scheifels from the Ellison Center. Tracy is a champion of helping families heal and we know you’re going t...
Mental Health and Leadership with Tracy Schreifels, Part 1
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month so we’re having a special guest today - Tracy Schreifels. She is an Infant Mental H...
The Skills You Need in Sales and Relationships with Anna Krueger, Part 2
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We know if you listened to Part 1 of our podcasts with Anna Krueger, you’ve been anxiously awaiting this one to publish. Today is the day so get rea...