The Leadership That Shines Podcast
The Leadership That Shines Podcast is for leaders who are tired of waiting to feel ready. Each week, it delivers leadership training centered on impact, influence, and growth. The show targets professionals managing teams and solopreneurs building businesses, helping them turn clarity into action and action into legacy.
Episodes
Immigrant Entrepreneur to Private Equity Leader: John Azar on Self-Discovery, Resilience, and Building a Multi-Billion Dollar Vision
Immigrant entrepreneur leadership is built differently. When you arrive with no language, no money, and no roadmap, the only option is to build the skill set that no setback can take from you.John Azar arrived in the United States from Syria at 16 years old without speaking English. His family had lost nearly everything. What he brought with him was a mentality his father had embedded early: as lo
Embracing Doubt and Building Authentic Leadership with Martin Watts
Discover how doubt can be a powerful signal for growth and leadership transformation. In this episode, Martin Watts shares his inspiring journey from instability to building multiple successful businesses, emphasizing the importance of authenticity, core values, and cultivating a positive culture in leadership.In this episode:Martin Watts’ story of overcoming childhood trauma and embracing his ent
Organizational Culture: Maladaptive Patterns Leaders Cannot See
Structural burnout is about diagnosing the problem at the right level. Therapist, former arts executive, and founder of Meaning in Practice Ashley Gibson joins Natalie Davis on the Leadership That Shines Podcast to introduce the clinical framework she has built to help organizations finally understand what is actually driving burnout and what leaders are perpetuating without realizing it. What You
Natural Authority in Leadership: Natalie Bouchard on Returning to Center
Leading from your center is not a mindset shift. It is a nervous system skill most leaders never learn, and the cost of skipping it shows up everywhere from the boardroom to the home.In this episode of the Leadership That Shines Podcast, Natalie Davis sits down with Natalie Bouchard, mindset coach and former Bob Proctor consultant, for a conversation about what happens when a high-achieving leader
Community-Driven Leadership with Harrison Beecher
Community-driven leadership is not a tagline for Harrison Beecher, it is the operating system behind everything he does. From co-founding Coalition Properties Group, which has served over 2,000 families and surpassed one billion dollars in sales across seven years, to serving as President of the DC Association of Realtors and Vice Chair of the NAR Young Professionals Network, Harrison has built a
Belonging in Leadership: Chrysta Bairre on Authenticity, Curiosity, and Showing Up Whole
Belonging in leadership is not a policy, it is a practice. And Chrysta Bairre has spent over a decade building the evidence for that, first through her own story as a late-diagnosed autistic, disabled, queer woman who grew up in poverty, and now as the founder of She Goes High, a speaker, and an author working to help women and non-binary leaders show up fully in every room they enter.In this conv
Career Growth in Leadership: Courtney Intersimone on Curiosity, Courage, and Seeing Your People
Career growth in leadership does not begin with a title or a plan. For Courtney Intersimone, it began with saying yes to things she was not sure she could do and discovering that figuring it out was the skill all along.Courtney spent 26 years in financial services, ultimately leading a global HR team of 200 people at a 50,000-person organization. She never planned to stay that long. She never plan
Stop Trying to Feel Like a Better Leader: Matt Johnson on Systems, Structure, and the Autopilot Principle That Builds Teams That Run Without You
Systems-based leadership is not a shortcut. It is the only way a team can keep moving when you are not in the room and Matt Johnson has spent over a decade building the proof for that inside his own agency.Matt is the founder of Get Micro Famous, a done-for-you production and strategy firm that helps coaches, speakers, and thought leaders launch and sustain flagship video shows. He runs a remote c
Calling, Culture, and Running Your Own Race with Dana Gentry Roach
In this episode of the Leadership That Shines Podcast, Natalie Davis sits down with Dana Gentry Roach, USA Today bestselling author, 20-year real estate veteran, multi-market center owner and operator, and Senior Culture Advisor for Keller Williams Realty. Dana's story is one of the most honest leadership journeys you will hear: from spray tanning strangers at the University of Kentucky to bec
Losing It All and Leading From Brokenness with Nicole Rueth
Faith-led leadership is not a softer way to lead. For Nicole Rueth, it is the only thing that rebuilt her after losing everything.In this episode of the Leadership That Shines Podcast, Natalie Davis sits down with Nicole Rueth, top mortgage lender, real estate investor with 60 doors and two commercial buildings, and one of the most honest voices on what it takes to lead through total collapse and
Service, Accountability, and Showing Up as Who You Are
Authentic leadership does not come from a title, a certificate, or a checklist. It comes from knowing who you are, owning that fully, and showing up in service of others without shrinking. In this episode, Natalie Davis sits down with Jodi Wright — U.S. Navy veteran, case manager, community advocate, author, and MPH candidate at UNC Gillings — for an honest conversation about what it means to lead
Leadership Legacy: The One Thread That Connected Every Guest
Leadership legacy is not built from titles, products, or platforms. The leaders who have walked through the doors of the Leadership That Shines Podcast so far have made that undeniably clear.In this solo reflection episode, host Natalie Davis pauses to celebrate a milestone, over 5,000 downloads from the first few episodes, and does something more important: she pulls back to examine what the gues
Leadership Visibility: How Women Stop Being Overlooked and Start Getting Promoted
Episode 8Leadership visibility is one of the most misunderstood skills in a woman's career, and Nicole Johnston has spent 30 years figuring out exactly why.Nicole Johnston is a women's excellence and leadership speaker, TEDx speaker, bestselling author of Taboo Topics, and a certified coach who spent three decades in consumer products at companies like Procter and Gamble, Kimberly Clark, a
Integrity in Leadership: Jim Carlough on the Six Pillars That Build Unshakeable Teams
Integrity in leadership is the center pillar. Without it, everything else collapses. In this episode of the Leadership That Shines Podcast, Natalie Davis sits down with Jim Carlough, leadership identity archetype, author, mentor, and speaker, for a direct, practical conversation about the six pillars that define how great leaders build loyal, high-performing teams.Jim has spent over four decades i
Adaptive Resilience in Leadership: Savio P. Clemente on What Comes After the Crisis
Episode 6Adaptive resilience in leadership is not about surviving the crisis. The real test begins the moment the crisis ends, and your old operating system no longer works.In this episode of the Leadership That Shines Podcast, Natalie Davis sits down with Savio P. Clemente, TEDx speaker, bestselling author, board-certified wellness coach, and two-time cancer survivor, for a conversation about wha
Leading With Impact: Justin Knoll on Trust, Building Great Teams, and Knowing When to Walk Away
Episode 5Leadership impact is built in the small, repeated moments. In this episode of the Leadership That Shines Podcast, host Natalie Davis sits down with Justin Knoll, fourth generation REALTOR, former brokerage leader, co-founder of a real estate tech startup, and one of the most respected leadership voices in the Colorado real estate industry. What starts as a conversation about real estate q
Growing Your Influence: What Ryan Leak's Chasing Failure Teaches Every Leader About Taking the Next Step
Leadership growth requires doing the thing you are most afraid to get wrong. In this episode of the Leadership That Shines Podcast, host Natalie Davis digs into one of the most honest leadership conversations you will have this week, built around the book Chasing Failure by Ryan Leak and what it reveals about the real reason leaders stay stuck.This episode started taking shape during the Leah John
Success, Addiction and Authentic Leadership with Leah Johnson
Episode 2Leah Johnson speaks on Healing, Owning Your Story, and Showing Up as You AreLeadership looks different when you stop performing it.In this episode of the Leadership That Shines Podcast, host Natnat sits down with Leah Johnson, former elected official, creative spiritual mentor, author of Finding Fantastic Joy, and founder of the Her Voice Rising community. Leah spent 25 years in politics
Leadership Training for Leaders, Solopreneurs, and Founders: Welcome to the Leadership That Shines Podcast
Episode 1This is episode one of the Leadership That Shines Podcast and host Natalie Davis wastes no time getting into what this show is, who it is for, and why it exists.In this episode you will learn:What Leadership That Shines is and how Natalie built it over 10 years as a speaking, coaching, and consulting company serving professionals, solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, executives, and foundersWhy t
Welcome to the Leadership That Shines Podcast
Leadership training. Leadership development. Weekly tools for leaders who are ready to grow. The Leadership That Shines Podcast launches soon, bringing you practical leadership coaching, emotional intelligence strategies, and real execution frameworks designed for professionals, founders, and solopreneurs who want to lead with clarity, grow their influence, and build greater impact every single we
