148: Leadership Disaster Culture Crisis with Steve Cadigan
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Release Date: 04/30/2025
177: Everything You’ve Heard About Menopause Is Wrong with Dr. Iris Crawford
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In this transformative episode, Lyndsay Dowd sits down with Dr. Iris Crawford, the world’s leading authority on the Pre-Hormone System and one of the most trusted voices in women’s hormonal health. Known as The Hormone Boss, Dr. Crawford reveals the truth about menopause, perimenopause, burnout, fatigue, and why conventional medicine is still operating from outdated hormonal science. Dr. Crawford opens up about her journey from growing up in poverty to becoming a nationally recognized naturopathic physician dedicated to empowering women with real answers. She...
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176: Master the Room Without Saying a Word with Brian Galke
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In this fascinating episode of Heartbeat for Hire, host Lyndsay Dowd sits down with Brian Galke, a communication strategist, keynote speaker, and founder of Subtle Skills, to explore the science of face reading, body language, and connection in an increasingly digital world. Known as The Decoding Detective, Brian reveals how understanding facial features can unlock deeper human connection and more effective communication — whether you’re in leadership, sales, or just trying to better understand the people around you. From overcoming social...
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175: No Special Occasions: A Masterclass in Resilience with Scott MacGregor
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Scott MacGregor — a leader, builder, and connector who’s turned vision into a movement.
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174: Rewriting the Past — Justice, 330 Years Later with Annika Hymlo
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Annika Hylmö, Ph.D. is an award-winning filmmaker and documentarian whose films have screened at CameraImage, Tribeca Film Festival, as well as smaller specialty festivals. She co-produced Image Makers: The Story of America’s Pioneer Cinematographers for TCM and her narrative short film Dr. Penelope (2022) is winning awards and hearts around the world.
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173: When Plans Break, Leaders Pivot with Sarah Kalmeta
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Sarah Kalmeta, also known as Sarah the Pivoter, is a leadership catalyst with a knack for flipping chaos into clarity. She built Pivot Point International and The Adaptability Lab™ to help leaders stop clinging to certainty and start thriving in the unknown.
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172: Invest In People-Win Every Time with Mark Peters
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Mark Peters is the Chief Executive Officer of Butterball Farms, Inc., which was nationally recognized as one of The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® from 2018 to 2025. Most recently, named a Top 101 Companies to Work For® in the nation. The second-generation family business, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is America’s leading producer of culinary butter and margarine and creates custom butter flavors for some of America’s biggest brands.
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171: From Amputation to Innovation: Redefining Disability with Style with Lyndsay Mitcheson
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Lyndsay founded Neo Walk following a life-changing experience in 2010 when she lost her leg to a catastrophic MRSA infection. Faced with the need to use a walking stick, she was frustrated by the dull, clinical options available. Determined to reclaim her sense of style and confidence, Lyndsay began creating her own beautiful, acrylic walking sticks—vibrant, stylish, and unlike anything on the market.
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170: Music, Mindset & Modern Leadership- from a Grammy Winner with Darius Christian
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Darius Christian is a GRAMMY- WINNING and genre-bending artist, producer, and creative. A prolific trombone and brass player with rich vocals. spoken word, and insatiable jubilant energy. You’ve heard him with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Lenny Kravitz, Miley Cyrus, Gwen Stefani, Jonas Brothers, Solange, Andrea Bocelli, Rihanna, DNCE, Bastille, Ricky Martin, Macy Gray, and Andy Grammar. You’ve watched him on America’s Got Talent, The Tonight Show with Jay Rock, Good Morning America and Saturday Night Li
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169: No Sight, No Limits: Lessons from a Blind Chemist with Hoby Wedler
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Dr. Hoby Wedler is an insightful, disarming, and passionate thinker who loves to bring people together to help them see new possibilities. With the heart of a teacher, Hoby helps turn dreams into realities. Hoby has been completely blind since birth. He is a chemist, an entrepreneur, a sensory expert, and is driven by his passion for innovative, creative, and insightful thinking. Hoby is remarkably tuned into his surroundings and has frequently chosen to walk the unbeaten paths in life over known territorie
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168: Grit. Flight. Fearless Leadership. with Merryl Tengesdal
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Colonel Merryl Tengesdal (ret), born in 1971 in The Bronx, New York, is a trailblazer in the field of aviation and a symbol of perseverance and excellence. She is notably recognized as the first and only African American woman to pilot the U-2 “Dragon Lady,” a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft in the United States Air Force. Her journey to this remarkable achievement began with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of New Haven, where she was one of only three women in her program a
info_outlineSteve is a globally renowned talent strategist and advisor, sought after by leaders and organizations around the world.
His client roster includes innovative organizations such as Airbnb, Salesforce, the Country Music Association, Manchester United Football Club, the BBC, and the City of Lisbon Portugal.
Additionally, Steve is frequently retained by top VC firms and top consulting firms like Deloitte and McKinsey for his expertise.
A dynamic speaker and educator, Steve presents at global conferences and teaches at leading universities.
Before founding his firm in 2013, Steve spent over 25 years as an HR executive atindustry-leading companies like Cisco Systems and Electronic Arts.
His career culminated in his role as LinkedIn’s first Chief Human Resources Officer, where he helped grow the company from a private startup of 400 employees to a public powerhouse. His pioneering work in shaping LinkedIn’s culture inspired Stanford University to create a graduate-level class based on his strategies.
Throughout his career, the teams and cultures Steve has built have been recognized as world-class performers by The Wall Street Journal and Fortune Magazine. He has also been named one of the Top 100 Global Thought Leaders in People and Talent annually since 2021.
In 2021, Steve released his acclaimed book Workquake, which explores the future of work and became an Amazon “Hot New Release” upon publication. Today, he serves on the boards of three companies and advises several forward-thinking organizations.
To know more about Steve visit his website:
www.stevecadigan.com
This episode is sponsored by: The Outlier Project
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