Leadership Into AEP: Scott McCown
Curious Creature Podcast
Today we have a conversation with SQ's SVP of Sales, Scott McCown, to hear how he is preparing for his first AEP and what his expectations are as we dive head first into our busiest season. Scott has a diverse leadership background, beginning in small town New England & Oregon with his father, a lead-from-the-front businessman and Veteran of Korea. He continued his leadership journey by enlisting in the Air Force right out of high school, where he learned to be resilient and how to effectively work within a dynamic team through cultivating an environment of high trust and compassion. Post...
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Leadership & Culture: David Mergen
Curious Creature Podcast
Culture has been one of SelectQuote's defining features over the years, and in 2022, a new and brighter focus has been placed on restoring and amplifying that culture. Leadership and culture are intricately linked, and when aligned properly, they can strengthen and enhance an organization far beyond a great bottom line. For today's show we welcome SQ's resident expert on all things culture, David Mergen. David has been an important fixture at this company for over ten years. He is a self described servant leader and possesses a deep passion for connecting and investing in people's lives. ...
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AHS Alumni: Fred Hoiberg
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As we usher in the new High School and say goodbye to the old, we wanted to celebrate both future and past with one of Ames High's more well known alums, Fred Hoiberg. Fred was a multi-sport athlete as a Little Cyclone and is of course most well known for leading the school to it’s sixth high school state basketball championship in 1991. He went on to star at Iowa State and then the NBA for 10 years where he became one of the league’s most prolific shooters. Fred has since returned to his birthplace of Lincoln Nebraska where he is serving his fourth season as head coach for the University...
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30 Years with Spenser & Belz
Curious Creature Podcast
Join Spenser and I as we reflect on our 30 years post high school and explore what that means, how it feels and how we embrace it. This is just a simple convo between he and I with no music or big intro or fancy production. Enjoy Lil' Cyclones!
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Leadership Through Change: Emily Thomas and Jason Westover
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SelectQuote has experienced tremendous change over the last several months, and navigating that change successfully requires strong and competent leadership. We have two such leaders on today's show in Emily Thomas and Jason Westover. Emily and Jason talk us through what it takes to maneuver an organization such as ours through the complexities and nuances of change, and the decision making and leadership processes that go into making sure those changes effectively communicated and implemented. In this episode we talk Trustpilot Reviews, KU vs. K-State, Humility, Leading Remotely,...
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Enrollment Podcast: Being an Impact Player with Tiffany Sterling
Curious Creature Podcast
On this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with the one of our top leaders, Tiffany Sterling. Tiffany came to SelectQuote just over a year ago from Sprint, where she started as a temp worker in a store in San Diego, and diligently worked her way up to to a director position at the corporate level. She is now the Vice President of Operations for the Senior division here at SQ and just completed her first AEP. On today's show we talk small town living, life lessons from sports, the value of education, California dreaming, climbing the corporate ladder, becoming an impact...
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Enrollment Podcast: Youth in Leadership with Audrey & Sam
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The enrollment department has a diverse range of ages in leadership, and today we focus on two of our youngest leaders, Audrey Phillips and Sam Salts. On this episode we discuss living abroad, commanding the room, the social media effect, entitlement, implementing empathy, and keys to being a successful young leader . Thanks for listening and enjoy!
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Enrollment Podcast: Leadership with Jette & Devin
Curious Creature Podcast
We kick off our new podcast with a series on leadership and two of our department's very important leaders, Jette Higgins and Devin Regan. On this episode we discuss being a bossy pants, problem solving, growth spurts, meshing leadership styles and keys to being a successful enoller. Thanks for listening and enjoy!
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Leadership Series I: Servant & Empathic Leadership
Curious Creature Podcast
This episode centers on Servant & Empathic Leadership with my guest Spenser Villwock, an old high school mate of mine and CEO of IEC National, a trade association leading 2500 electrical and systems contractors. Spenser is one of the most thoughtful and engaging people I’ve ever known. He and I explore what it means to be a servant leader, the importance of empathy in leadership, creating space for diverse voices and how to build and sustain a culture that supports every one of those pieces.
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The Forgotten Nation: Rhonda LeValdo
Curious Creature Podcast
My guest on this episode is Rhonda LeValdo, an educator of her culture and faculty member at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence KS, where she teaches Media Communications. She is also an outspoken advocate against the use of Native American stereotypes and the misappropriations of Native American culture.
info_outlineMy first podcast for the AHS Alumni podcast was Spenser. When planning this project five years ago, he immediately came to mind as the first person I wanted to interview, simply because of how he has lived his life. Spenser's love of adventure and people led him to run his own curbside recycling company at the age of 23, embark on a solo cross country bicycle trip from Iowa to Oregon and led him to Japan to work and experience the culture.
I have a tremendous amount of respect and love for him and we have bonded over this project since its inception. We share a philosophy and passion for community, loving people and serving the world. An excellent conversation with my friend and brother.