Real Life Real Leaders

Jessica Bell van der Wal, CEO and Founder of Frame Fertility shares her story of starting a business during the midst of the pandemic. Jessica has roughly 20 years of experience as a cross-functional executive, team leader and operator with deep expertise across all sectors of health care. Check out episode 8 of the Real Life Real Leaders Podcast to hear her story!

Weld your future with forward-thinking with Gary Shorman.

Get ready to weld your future with forward-thinking. Inspirational leader Gary Shorman is here to share the stepping stones of his phenomenal career, taking us on a journey from plowing the fields of his family farm to climbing the ladder in the buzzing realm of radio.

Gary is an award-winning chairman and chief development officer at Eagle Communications Inc and trustee of the Eagle Employee Stock Ownership plan. In this discussion, Gary opens up about his love of radio and how he climbed the ladder in the industry and connected smaller communities to the world of the web. Gary also discusses how an employee ownership model is a win for all, why leaders need to take the time to stop and think before reacting, and candidly shares about his prostate cancer diagnosis and how he continued to lead during times of hardship and times of significant transition. Key points throughout include:

• An introduction to Gary Shorman
• The world wide web revolution: getting small communities connected
• Expanding a business and implementing an employee ownership model
• The power of a compelling workplace culture
• Overcoming life challenges behind the leadership scene
• The key to becoming a forward-looking leader
• How to react to mishaps and weld with the people around you
• Taking time to reflect as a leader and encouraging employees to perform their best
• Advice for leaders: The benefits of getting ahead

‘’We always have encouraged that with employee ownership that if you’re working, whether it be a manager, or a frontline employee, that you have to give 100% of what you do every day to make the company work. Whatever that is, if you need to go pick up trash one day, that’s what you do, you give 100% effort to make sure your company is successful with zero excuses.’’ – Gary Shorman.

Real Life Real Leaders, hosted by Bonnie Hagemann, is dedicated to exploring the real stories behind some of the world’s most outstanding inspirational leaders. Each new episode teaches the highs and lows of building a successful business and uncovers the attributes that make a great leader.

Resources:

Playback: Bonnie Hagemann on Forward Ever podcast

https://postpodcast.podbean.com/e/forward-ever-leading-with-vision-author-bonnie-hagemann/

https://alive2ride.org/

https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-emphasize-the-importance-of-cancer-screening-through-crucial-catch-initia

https://www.cancer.org/about-us/our-partners/nfl.html

Get connected socially with Gary Shorman:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyshorman/

https://hayspost.com/

https://esopassociation.org/

Forward Ever podcast

https://postpodcast.podbean.com/category/forward-ever/

Get connected socially with host Bonnie Hagemann:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhagemann/

https://edainc.io/

https://mobile.twitter.com/bonnie_hagemann

https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/real-life-real-leaders-podcast/

This podcast is proudly produced in partnership with podlad.com

REAL LIFE REAL LEADERS SHOW NOTES

TITLE: Breaking the glass ceiling as a working mom with Delora Aichholzer

The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them. Delora Aichholzer is a glittering example of someone who has risen above life’s hard knocks and climbed her way to magnificent career heights through hard work, self-belief, and continuous learning. Delora is a co-chair, board member and ESG advisor, not to mention an inspirational leader at Women’s Execs On Board.

Delora shares her fascinating professional pathway, revealing how her escape from bullies and negativity helped fuel her bright future. We learn how Delora embraced a world of possibilities and made vital decisions aligned with her personal and professional life, which helped smash the glass ceiling she overwhelmingly sensed as a new working mom. Delora also breaks down the challenges she faced in her career and how she overcame a distressing downward spiral. Key points throughout the episode include: - An introduction to Delora Aichholzer

Transforming negative behaviour into positive fuel

Women Execs on Boards: The power of networking

Climbing the leadership ladder

Integrating business and motherhood

The distance between gender equality

Overcoming professional hardships and a breakdown in trust

The importance of staying true to yourself

Covid-19: When one door closed, another door opened

Break the tie of power by guiding your own compass

‘’You are going to be able to give back more at different points of your life because you’ve learned from your own executive experience.’’ – Delora Aichholzer.

Real Life Real Leaders, hosted by Bonnie Hagemann, is dedicated to exploring the real stories behind some of the world’s most outstanding inspirational leaders. Each new episode teaches the highs and lows of building a successful business and uncovers the attributes that make a great leader.

Resources:

Women Execs on Boards

https://www.weob.org/

Book: The Courage to Advance by Bonnie Hagemann, Lisa Pent and the members of the Women Execs on Boards

https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Advance-resilience-successful-business/dp/1529368995

Get connected socially with Delora Aichholzer:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deloraleeaichholzer/

Get connected socially with host Bonnie Hagemann:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhagemann/

https://edainc.io/

https://mobile.twitter.com/bonnie_hagemann

https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/real-life-real-leaders-podcast/

This podcast is proudly produced in partnership with podlad.com

Have you ever felt stuck in a professional rut? Are you dreaming of making powerful moves but don’t know where to begin? Joining Bonnie on this latest episode is special guest Tina Pidgeon to share her inspiring journey of personal evolution and professional advancement and how a simple exercise of deep thinking and self-reflection can be vital for igniting change.

Tina is a trusted and celebrated legal mind, advisor and leader with a fascinating career background involving big decisions, bigger moves, and always being open to new possibilities and change. Tina reveals how she avoided going down the route of a law-firm partnership, overcame a personal health crisis and the difficult transition of becoming a leader through a catastrophic time. Tina also highlights the importance of workplace gender quality, how traditional working moulds are shifting, and the value of striking a healthy work-life balance. Key points throughout the episode include: - An introduction to Tina Pidgeon

Why making time for deep reflection and connection matters

Navigating through the fork in the road

Avoiding a law firm partnership and gaining professional independence

Becoming a leader through a time of grief

Leading with authenticity and cultivating an inclusive workplace

Time for change: evolving personally and professionally

How the Covid-19 pandemic reshaped working trends

Breaking the tie between time and value in the workplace

What life in Alaska looks like

The impact of finding a community of like-minded people

The value of deep thinking and reflection

‘’Our lives are constantly evolving, and we can let a lot of time go by just staying on the same path. Every once in a while, I think it’s good to take a step back and see where you want to take things and have that moment of inner silence. Usually, we know, but sometimes we just have to take a little quiet time to hear it, to figure out what’s next for us?’’ – Tina Pidgeon.

Real Life Real Leaders, hosted by Bonnie Hagemann, is dedicated to exploring the real stories behind some of the world’s most outstanding inspirational leaders. Each new episode teaches the highs and lows of building a successful business and uncovers the attributes that make a great leader.

Get connected socially with Tina Pidgeon:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-pidgeon/

Get connected socially with host Bonnie Hagemann:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhagemann/

https://edainc.io/

https://mobile.twitter.com/bonnie_hagemann

https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/real-life-real-leaders-podcast/

This podcast is proudly produced in partnership with podlad.com

Are you eager to level up your leadership skills!? If so, get ready to embark on a leadership development journey with Five C Consulting CEO and host of The Adaptive Executive podcast, Greg Ballard. Greg is a wealth of knowledge and an expert in the field of leadership and management and kindly shares excellent tips, tools and advice on how you can transform how you show up at work and leap upwards upon the professional ladder.

Throughout the discussion, Greg opens up about his unimaginable professional pathway, his organic leap into leadership, and his passion for creating adaptive, productive, engaged organizations. Greg explores communication behaviours, reveals frameworks on how to effectively manage a critical analysis and unpacks why leaders need to focus on outcomes and not just the process. Key points throughout the episode include:

• An introduction to Greg Ballard
• Personal reflections: the most significant accomplishments to date
• The power of togetherness
• The biggest challenges facing leaders today
• How to calculate urgencies and prioritize workplace issues
• Tips for levelling up and developing your leadership skills
• How to succeed as a first-time leader
• The foundation of effective communication
• Connecting people through culture: is there one right culture for any industry?
• Aligning people and strategy through Five C Consulting

‘’ I f you value it, pay for it. If I value integrity, that means I’m going to have a few stories of where I left money on the table to hold my integrity. And if I don’t have those stories, I probably haven’t demonstrated that value. I haven’t paid for it yet.’’ – Greg Ballard.

Real Life Real Leaders, is dedicated to exploring the real stories behind some of the world’s most outstanding inspirational leaders. Each new episode teaches the highs and lows of building a successful business and uncovers the attributes that make a great leader.

Resources:

Podcast: The Adaptive Executive hosted by Greg Ballard

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adaptive-executive/id1600558228

Get connected socially with Greg Ballard:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwballard/

https://fivec.consulting/

Get connected socially with host David Komar:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/davekomar/

https://edainc.io/

https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/real-life-real-leaders-podcast/

This podcast is proudly produced in partnership with podlad.com