S5:E151🎙️ LIVE with CDR Arthur Billingsley, USN (Ret.)Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 152
Truth, Technology, and Leadership: Making Better Decisions in an Age of Complexity
Some leaders build technology.
Some leaders build organizations.
Some leaders build people.
Commander Arthur Billingsley, USN (Ret.) has spent a lifetime doing all three.
Join me for an inspiring conversation with Arthur Billingsley—retired U.S. Navy Commander, engineer, executive, educator, entrepreneur, pilot, author, and Founder & President of COGNOSCERE LLC. With more than 35 years of leadership spanning military service, defense acquisition, enterprise technology, AI governance, and higher education, Arthur is helping shape how leaders make better decisions in an increasingly complex world.
Together, we’ll explore the intersection of leadership, artificial intelligence, history, and decision-making—and why truth, critical thinking, and integrity remain indispensable in the age of AI.
📅 Mark Your Calendars!
Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZSeason 5 | Episode 152 🎙️ LIVE with CDR Arthur Billingsley, USN (Ret.)
📅 Friday, July 10, 2026⏰ 12:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 3:00 PM ET (Jacksonville, FL)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
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💡 What You Will Learn
✅ Leadership lessons from a distinguished Navy Commander, technology executive, and educator
✅ Why better leadership begins with better decision-making
✅ How AI is transforming leadership—and why human judgment still matters
✅ The importance of Decision Stewardship and explainable AI in today’s organizations
✅ Leadership insights from Arthur’s books:
* American Myths, American Realities: From Reckoning to Reconstruction* Letter To My Children: The Journey Prism Manual
✅ Why understanding history helps leaders navigate today’s most complex challenges
✅ How leaders can pursue truth with courage, humility, and integrity—even when conversations become uncomfortable
✅ Practical advice for military officers, cybersecurity professionals, engineers, and emerging leaders preparing to lead in an AI-powered future
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📚 About My Guest
Arthur Billingsley is a retired U.S. Navy Commander, former Engineering Duty Officer, technology executive, professor, FAA-certified pilot, author, and founder of COGNOSCERE LLC. Throughout his remarkable career, he has led major Department of Defense technology initiatives, taught engineering and computer science, advised executive leaders, and developed innovative frameworks for AI governance, decision intelligence, and strategic leadership.
His work challenges leaders to think beyond technology—and focus on building organizations capable of making trustworthy, explainable, and mission-driven decisions.
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💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Have a leadership, AI, history, or cybersecurity question for Arthur? Post it below—we’ll answer as many as we can LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, cybersecurity professional, or teammate who would benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #Podcast #USNavy #Veterans #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Cybersecurity #DecisionIntelligence #DecisionStewardship #InformationWarfare #MilitaryLeadership #EmergingLeaders #ProfessionalDevelopment #History #NationalSecurity #CriticalThinking #ArthurBillingsley #COGNOSCERE #TruthTechnologyLeadership

S5:E151🎙️ LIVE with CDR Arthur Billingsley, USN (Ret.)Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 152
Truth, Technology, and Leadership: Making Better Decisions in an Age of Complexity
Some leaders build technology.
Some leaders build organizations.
Some leaders build people.
Commander Arthur Billingsley, USN (Ret.) has spent a lifetime doing all three.
Join me for an inspiring conversation with Arthur Billingsley—retired U.S. Navy Commander, engineer, executive, educator, entrepreneur, pilot, author, and Founder & President of COGNOSCERE LLC. With more than 35 years of leadership spanning military service, defense acquisition, enterprise technology, AI governance, and higher education, Arthur is helping shape how leaders make better decisions in an increasingly complex world.
Together, we’ll explore the intersection of leadership, artificial intelligence, history, and decision-making—and why truth, critical thinking, and integrity remain indispensable in the age of AI.
📅 Mark Your Calendars!
Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZSeason 5 | Episode 152 🎙️ LIVE with CDR Arthur Billingsley, USN (Ret.)
📅 Friday, July 10, 2026⏰ 12:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 3:00 PM ET (Jacksonville, FL)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
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💡 What You Will Learn
✅ Leadership lessons from a distinguished Navy Commander, technology executive, and educator
✅ Why better leadership begins with better decision-making
✅ How AI is transforming leadership—and why human judgment still matters
✅ The importance of Decision Stewardship and explainable AI in today’s organizations
✅ Leadership insights from Arthur’s books:
* American Myths, American Realities: From Reckoning to Reconstruction* Letter To My Children: The Journey Prism Manual
✅ Why understanding history helps leaders navigate today’s most complex challenges
✅ How leaders can pursue truth with courage, humility, and integrity—even when conversations become uncomfortable
✅ Practical advice for military officers, cybersecurity professionals, engineers, and emerging leaders preparing to lead in an AI-powered future
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📚 About My Guest
Arthur Billingsley is a retired U.S. Navy Commander, former Engineering Duty Officer, technology executive, professor, FAA-certified pilot, author, and founder of COGNOSCERE LLC. Throughout his remarkable career, he has led major Department of Defense technology initiatives, taught engineering and computer science, advised executive leaders, and developed innovative frameworks for AI governance, decision intelligence, and strategic leadership.
His work challenges leaders to think beyond technology—and focus on building organizations capable of making trustworthy, explainable, and mission-driven decisions.
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💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Have a leadership, AI, history, or cybersecurity question for Arthur? Post it below—we’ll answer as many as we can LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, cybersecurity professional, or teammate who would benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #Podcast #USNavy #Veterans #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Cybersecurity #DecisionIntelligence #DecisionStewardship #InformationWarfare #MilitaryLeadership #EmergingLeaders #ProfessionalDevelopment #History #NationalSecurity #CriticalThinking #ArthurBillingsley #COGNOSCERE #TruthTechnologyLeadership

S5:E150🎙️ Live with Shakita Trigg🚀 Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 150 🎙️ LIVE
From Fortune 100 to AI Leadership: Building Intelligent Infrastructure That Scales
I’m excited to welcome Shakita Trigg to the Leadership & Success Podcast!
Shakita has spent more than two decades leading technology transformation inside some of the world’s most respected companies—including UPS, FedEx, and Amazon—where she managed $2.3 billion in technology operations across 34 countries, led a $1.4 billion acquisition integration, and built systems that generated measurable business impact. Today, as Founder & CEO of Aligned Strategy Partners, she helps organizations bridge the gap between strategy and execution by building AI-ready organizations with governance, clarity, and intelligent infrastructure.
She is also the #1 Amazon bestselling author of Mindvelocity: The Mind Behind the Millions, The Brain Behind the Billions and a contributing author to AI in the Field: The Builders Blueprint, where she introduces her powerful concept of the Strategy-to-Execution Gap and explains why AI doesn’t replace leaders—it exposes them.
Whether you’re leading Sailors, cybersecurity teams, startups, or Fortune 500 organizations, this conversation will challenge how you think about leadership in the age of Artificial Intelligence.
Mark your calendars: Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ S5:E150 🎙️ Live with Shakita Trigg
📅 Date: Friday, July 10, 2026⏰ Time: 10:30 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 12:30 PM CT (Nashville, TN) | 1:30 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
💡 What You Will Learn
✅ Why strategy must come before software in every successful AI initiative
✅ How to close the strategy-to-execution gap that quietly costs organizations time, money, and momentum
✅ The Mindvelocity™ Framework: See It. Score It. Scale It. Sustain It.
✅ Why “Don’t Automate Pretty Garbage” is more than a memorable phrase—it’s a leadership philosophy
✅ How AI is reshaping leadership, governance, and decision-making across every industry
✅ Lessons learned from leading technology transformations at UPS, FedEx, and Amazon
✅ How small and mid-sized businesses can apply Fortune 100 operational discipline to scale with confidence
✅ Why the future belongs to leaders who build intelligent infrastructure, not just adopt AI tools
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Have a leadership, AI, cybersecurity, or career question for Shakita or me? Post it below—we’ll answer as many as we can LIVE during the show!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, entrepreneur, junior officer, cybersecurity professional, or teammate who would benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #DigitalTransformation #BusinessStrategy #Innovation #Cybersecurity #ExecutiveLeadership #WomenInTech #WomenInLeadership #Entrepreneurship #Fortune100 #Mindvelocity #RoadmapIQ #LeadershipAndSuccessPodcast #CoachBZ #MilitaryLeadership #InformationWarfare #LifelongLearning

S5E149🎙️ LIVE with Elisabeth Hendrickson
Leadership & Success with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 149
Building Better Systems, Better Teams, and Better Leaders
📅 Thursday, July 9, 2026⏰ 10:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 1:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion
I’m excited to welcome Elisabeth Hendrickson to the Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ!
Elisabeth is a technology executive, engineering leader, author, speaker, and founder of Curious Duck Digital Laboratory. With more than 30 years of experience in software engineering, quality, and organizational leadership, she has served as VP of R&D, VP of Engineering, and advisor to technology leaders building high-performing teams and sustainable engineering cultures.
Many in the technology community know Elisabeth as the author of the influential Explore It!, a landmark book on exploratory testing that continues to shape how software professionals think about quality and risk. She is also the co-author of the upcoming book Signals & Levers: Systems Thinking Tools to Unblock Software Delivery, which explores how leaders can identify the right signals, improve decision-making, and build organizations that deliver value predictably.
Whether you lead sailors, software engineers, cybersecurity teams, or enterprise organizations, Elisabeth’s leadership philosophy reminds us that technology is powered by people—and great systems enable great people to do their best work.
💡 What You Will Learn
✅ Why great leaders focus on systems instead of simply solving symptoms
✅ How to build engineering cultures rooted in trust, learning, and continuous improvement
✅ The difference between measuring activity and measuring meaningful progress
✅ Leadership lessons from Explore It! that apply far beyond software testing
✅ How systems thinking helps executives make better decisions in today’s AI-driven world
✅ Practical ways to improve collaboration, feedback loops, and organizational resilience
✅ Why better systems ultimately create better teams—and better leaders
As a cybersecurity executive and Information Warfare Commander in the U.S. Navy, I’m especially excited to explore how Elisabeth’s ideas on systems thinking apply not only to software engineering but also to cybersecurity, military leadership, and mission success.
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Have a question for Elisabeth? Post your leadership, engineering, quality, AI, or systems-thinking questions below—we’ll answer as many as we can LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’ll apply this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, engineering leader, cybersecurity professional, junior officer, or teammate who would benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #Leadership #EngineeringLeadership #SystemsThinking #SoftwareEngineering #TechnologyLeadership #Cybersecurity #Agile #DevOps #QualityEngineering #SoftwareTesting #AI #ContinuousImprovement #LeadershipDevelopment #MilitaryLeadership #InformationWarfare #PeopleFirst #CuriousDuck #ExploreIt #SignalsAndLevers

S5:148🎙️ LIVE with Kathryn ChitwoodLeadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ – Season 5, Episode 148
Building Systems That Heal: Leadership, Innovation, and Making Smiles Happen
Mark your calendars!
I’m excited to welcome Kathryn Chitwood—systems architect, entrepreneur, and Founder of the Making Smiles Happen Foundation—for what promises to be a fascinating conversation about leadership, innovation, and the courage to challenge the status quo.
📅 Wednesday, July 8, 2026⏰ 11:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA / Usk, WA) | 2:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion
Kathryn’s leadership journey is anything but conventional. She began her career as a beauty professional and educator before reinventing herself as a nonprofit founder and systems thinker. Inspired by her family’s personal healthcare experience, she founded the Making Smiles Happen Foundation, an organization exploring innovative ways to connect hospitality, technology, and philanthropy to expand access to life-changing oral healthcare.
Her work invites an important leadership question:
What if our greatest opportunities aren’t found by working harder within broken systems—but by reimagining the systems themselves?
Whether you’re leading sailors, cybersecurity teams, startups, nonprofits, or global enterprises, this conversation will challenge you to think differently about innovation, purpose, and service.
💡 What You Will Learn…
✅ How personal adversity can become the foundation for purpose-driven leadership
✅ Why great leaders solve systems—not just symptoms
✅ The power of systems thinking in solving complex organizational challenges
✅ Lessons learned from building a nonprofit from the ground up
✅ How technology, transparency, and trust can strengthen mission-driven organizations
✅ Leadership principles for turning bold ideas into meaningful action
✅ Why innovation often begins with asking better questions
✅ Practical advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, military leaders, and technology professionals seeking to create lasting impact
As a cybersecurity executive and Information Warfare Commander in the U.S. Navy, I’ve learned that leadership isn’t simply about managing today’s operations—it’s about designing better systems for tomorrow. I’m looking forward to exploring Kathryn’s unique perspective on leadership, service, innovation, and building organizations that strive to improve people’s lives.
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💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership or networking questions for Kathryn? Post them below—we’ll answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, entrepreneur, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#Leadership #LeadershipAndSuccessWithCoachBZ #Podcast #Innovation #SystemsThinking #ServantLeadership #Entrepreneurship #TechnologyForGood #Cybersecurity #MilitaryLeadership #HealthcareInnovation #NonprofitLeadership #MakingSmilesHappen #PurposeDrivenLeadership #WomenInLeadership #Mentorship #InformationWarfare #LeadWithPurpose

S5:E147🎙️🇺🇸 America 250 | America’s Aspirational Creed RenewedLIVE on Independence Day!Leadership & Success with Coach BZ, Season 5, Episode 147🇺🇸 America 250 | America’s Aspirational Creed Renewed: Leadership Lessons from the Declaration of Independence
As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, how do we honor our nation’s extraordinary achievements while honestly confronting the times we have fallen short of our highest ideals?
This special Independence Day episode is based on my latest article:
🔗 “🇺🇸 America 250 | America’s Aspirational Creed Renewed: Leadership Lessons from the Declaration of Independence”https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/america-250-americas-aspirational-creed-renewed-from-bob-fabien-bz–p222c/
We’ll explore why true patriotism requires both celebration and truth-telling, and why America’s founding ideals still matter today.
💡 What You Will Learn:✅ Why the Declaration of Independence remains America’s aspirational creed.✅ Why July 4 and Juneteenth are complementary chapters of one national story.✅ Six timeless leadership lessons from America’s founding and ongoing pursuit of a more perfect Union.✅ Why great leaders tell the truth early and confront uncomfortable realities.✅ How to separate enduring principles from imperfect messengers.✅ Why institutions matter more than inspiring rhetoric alone.✅ The importance of honoring service before consensus catches up.✅ How leaders can widen the circle of belonging and practice disciplined hope.✅ What America’s next 250 years demand from each of us as citizens, leaders, and servants.
As an immigrant, naturalized American citizen, cybersecurity executive, and U.S. Navy commander, this episode is deeply personal to me. I believe America’s greatness lies not in perfection, but in our capacity for self-correction, renewal, and recommitment to our highest ideals.
“Patriotism is not diminished by honesty; it is strengthened by it.”
📅 Date: Saturday, July 4, 2026⏰ Time: 5:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 8:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got a leadership question for Coach BZ? Type it below, and I’ll answer it LIVE during the show!
❤️ Tag someone who would benefit from this conversation on leadership, patriotism, and America’s unfinished work.
After the episode, I’d love to hear from you:
👉 What are your three biggest takeaways?👉 What insights have you learned—or been reminded of—that you will put into practice this week?
Let’s celebrate America’s 250th birthday with gratitude, honesty, and renewed resolve to build a more perfect Union.
#America250 #July4th #IndependenceDay #Juneteenth #Leadership #ServantLeadership #MilitaryLeadership #CivicLeadership #Democracy #Patriotism #USNavy #HistoryMatters #BlackHistory #FrederickDouglass #MLK #LeadershipAndSuccessWithCoachBZ

S5:E146🎙️ SGT Alan Lowe, USAF (Vet.)Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ – Season 5:Episode 146 LIVE
🚨 Mark Your Calendars! 🚨
Join me for an inspiring conversation with SGT Alan Lowe, USAF (Vet.), business executive, author, nonprofit founder, and servant leader whose life has been defined by service, integrity, and a commitment to helping others succeed.
🎙️ Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ
S5:E146 – SGT Alan Lowe, USAF (Vet.)
“Why Are You Here? Leadership, Legacy, and Living a Life of Service”
📅 Friday, July 3, 2026⏰ 6:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 9:00 AM ET (Spring, TX)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
Alan Lowe’s journey is a powerful reminder that leadership is not measured by titles or accomplishments alone—it is measured by the lives we impact.
A Vietnam-era U.S. Air Force veteran, successful business executive, published author, and Founder of Helping Hugs For Children, Alan has spent decades helping organizations grow while dedicating his life to empowering vulnerable children and families around the world.
His book, Breakthrough Leadership with Alan Lowe, challenges readers with a profound question:
“Why Are You Here?”
That question became the catalyst for a personal transformation that ultimately led Alan to redefine success through service, purpose, gratitude, and giving back.
What You Will Learn
✅ Leadership lessons from military service and executive leadership
✅ Why trust and integrity are the foundation of leadership
✅ How self-awareness and accountability drive personal transformation
✅ The story behind Breakthrough Leadership with Alan Lowe
✅ Why helping others may be the greatest measure of success
✅ How Helping Hugs For Children is creating opportunities for children around the world
✅ Practical lessons on leadership, family, faith, and legacy
About Our Guest
🇺🇸 U.S. Air Force Vietnam Veteran
📚 Published Author – Breakthrough Leadership with Alan Lowe
❤️ Founder & President – Helping Hugs For Children
🏭 Vice President & Business Executive
🌎 Humanitarian, Mentor, and Advocate for Children Worldwide
This conversation is for leaders at every stage of their journey—from military service members and veterans to executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals seeking greater purpose and impact.
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership, service, or personal growth questions for Alan? Post them below—we may answer them LIVE during the show!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, veteran, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #Leadership #Veterans #USAF #ServantLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #PersonalGrowth #BreakthroughLeadership #HelpingHugsForChildren #NonprofitLeadership #GivingBack #LeadershipMatters #Success #Podcast

S5:E145🎙️ LIVE with C.F. Jackson Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ – Season 5, Episode 145
From Dreamer to Media Mogul: Building a Legacy Through Television and Storytelling
Join me LIVE as I sit down with the incredible C.F. Jackson, Founder & CEO of iDefine TV, author, publisher, media strategist, and visionary entrepreneur who is helping experts, authors, and business leaders turn their stories into global television platforms.
📅 Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2026⏰ Time: 2:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 5:00 PM ET (Atlanta, GA)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
For many people, television was once reserved for celebrities and major media companies. C.F. Jackson saw something different. She saw an opportunity to democratize media and empower everyday entrepreneurs to own their stories, amplify their voices, and build lasting legacies.
Growing up as an only child in St. Petersburg, Florida, television inspired her imagination and dreams. Today, she has turned that childhood dream into reality through iDefine TV, a streaming television network that has empowered more than 200 entrepreneurs and thought leaders to reach audiences around the world through Roku and digital television.
As C.F. says:
“Smile! You Can Be On TV.”
And she means it.
🌟 What You Will Learn
✅ How to turn a dream into a thriving business and media platform✅ Why storytelling is one of the most powerful leadership tools✅ How leaders can build authority and credibility through media✅ The future of streaming television and personal branding✅ Why visibility creates opportunity✅ How to monetize your expertise and own your narrative✅ Leadership lessons from building a business in an ever-changing digital world✅ Why your story may be the legacy you leave behind
This conversation is for:
🎯 Entrepreneurs and business owners🎯 Authors, coaches, and content creators🎯 Military leaders and veterans transitioning into entrepreneurship🎯 Corporate professionals seeking to build their personal brand🎯 Anyone with a dream and a message that deserves to be heard
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership, media, or personal branding questions for C.F.? Post them below—we’ll answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, entrepreneur, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
Your story matters.
Your voice matters.
And perhaps, as C.F. Jackson reminds us, your next opportunity may be one camera click away.
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #CFJackson #iDefineTV #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #Storytelling #PersonalBranding #ThoughtLeadership #Media #Television #Roku #ContentCreation #ExecutiveLeadership #Legacy #Podcast #VeteransInBusiness #WomenInBusiness #LeadershipDevelopment #Success #DreamBig #VisibilityMatters #Author #Speaker #EntrepreneurLife #LivePodcast

S5:E144🎙️  LIVE with Celeste Warren🌟Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ S5:E144
Breaking Barriers: Why Everyone Wins When Equity Works
📅 Wednesday, July 1, 2026⏰ 6:30 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 9:30 AM ET (Schwenksville, PA)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
I am excited to welcome my friend, author, speaker, and transformational leader, Celeste Warren, to the Leadership & Success Podcast.
After an extraordinary 28-year career at Merck, where she rose to become Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Celeste continues her mission of helping organizations create environments where both people and performance thrive. Today, she leads  Celeste Warren Consulting LLC⁠ and co-founded  Destination STEM, Inc.⁠, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding opportunities for students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Celeste is also the author of two outstanding books:
📚 The Truth About Equity: What It Really Is, What It Isn’t, And Why Everyone Wins When We Get It Right
📚 How to Be a Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador: Everyone’s Role in Helping All Feel Accepted, Engaged, and Valued
Her message is simple yet powerful:
Leadership isn’t about lowering standards—it’s about removing barriers so everyone has the opportunity to contribute and succeed.
As a cybersecurity executive and Information Warfare Commander in the U.S. Navy, I believe the best leaders create conditions where people can perform at their highest level. That’s exactly what this conversation is all about.
🎯 What You Will Learn
✅ The truth about equity and why everyone wins when we get it right
✅ The difference between equality, equity, and inclusion
✅ How leaders build cultures where people and performance thrive
✅ Why courageous conversations matter in today’s organizations
✅ The “Fence and Rocks” analogy and what it teaches us about leadership
✅ How to remove barriers without lowering standards
✅ Leadership lessons from nearly three decades inside a Fortune 100 company
✅ Why investing in STEM and the next generation of leaders matters
✅ Practical ways to lead with courage, empathy, and accountability
Whether you’re a military leader, cybersecurity professional, entrepreneur, manager, or aspiring executive, this conversation will challenge you to think differently about leadership, culture, and creating opportunity.
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💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership or networking questions for Celeste? Post them below—we’ll answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #CelesteWarren #BreakingBarriers #TheTruthAboutEquity #Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #WomenInLeadership #Culture #Inclusion #Equity #STEM #DestinationSTEM #CyberLeadership #MilitaryLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #PeopleFirst #TransformationalLeadership #Podcast #LinkedInLive #Success #LeadWithPurpose #FutureLeaders

S5:E143🎙️ LIVE with CSM Jason Schmidt, USALeadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ | S5:E143
The Backbone of Leadership: Inside the NCO Corps
📅 Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026⏰ Time: 1:30 PM HST (Honolulu, HI) | 4:30 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 7:30 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
I am honored to welcome Command Sergeant Major Jason Schmidt, the Command Sergeant Major of United States Army Pacific (USARPAC), to the Leadership & Success Podcast.
CSM Schmidt has dedicated more than 32 years of service to our nation, rising from a 19D Cavalry Scout to become the senior enlisted leader for America’s Army in the Indo-Pacific. His remarkable career has included service with the 82nd Airborne Division, Eighth Army, IMCOM-Pacific, U.S. Army Operational Test Command, and as the 23rd Commandant and fifth Enlisted Commandant of the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence and the Sergeants Major Academy.
He is a highly respected strategic leader, mentor, military family advocate, and lifelong learner whose career embodies service, standards, and leader development.
🔥 What You Will Learn
✅ Why the NCO Corps is truly the backbone of the United States Army✅ Leadership lessons from more than three decades of military service✅ How great leaders build trust, discipline, and high-performing teams✅ The importance of standards, accountability, and caring for people✅ Developing leaders who develop other leaders✅ Leading through complexity in the Indo-Pacific and the future of warfare✅ Lessons on resilience, lifelong learning, and servant leadership✅ What military and civilian leaders can learn from the Army’s leadership model
As a cybersecurity executive and Information Warfare Commander in the U.S. Navy, I have learned that organizations rise and fall on the quality of their leaders. Few leaders understand this better than CSM Schmidt.
This conversation is for:🪖 Junior officers and NCOs aspiring to command💼 Corporate leaders and executives building high-performance teams🎓 Emerging leaders seeking practical leadership wisdom🇺🇸 Anyone passionate about service, leadership, and developing people
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership or networking questions for CSM Schmidt? Post them below—we will answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, NCO, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #Leadership #USArmy #USARPAC #NCO #MilitaryLeadership #ServantLeadership #LeaderDevelopment #PeopleFirst #ArmyStrong #LeadershipMatters #Mentorship #NationalSecurity #IndoPacific #Veterans #ProfessionalDevelopment #Podcast #LeadershipPodcast

S5:E142🎙️ LIVE with Dr. Elizabeth M. Adams, DBA#LeadershipAndSuccess Podcast with Coach BZSeason 5:Episode 142
“Artificial intelligence may transform our world, but leadership will determine whether that transformation elevates humanity or diminishes it. Purpose must always come before code.”
Mark Your Calendars! 🎙️🗓️ Tuesday, June 30, 2026⏰ 1:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA)⏰ 3:00 PM CT (Minneapolis, MN)⏰ 4:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
🌟 Purpose Before Code: Leading Humanity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence 🌟
As artificial intelligence transforms every industry, one question matters more than ever:
How do we ensure that technology serves humanity—and not the other way around?
I’m honored to welcome Dr. Elizabeth M. Adams, DBA, one of the world’s leading voices on Responsible AI.
Dr. Adams is:
✅ Founder & CEO of EMA Advisory Services✅ Founder of the Minnesota Responsible AI Institute✅ Chief AI Ethics Advisor at Paravision✅ Network Affiliate at Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI)✅ Faculty Director at the University of Minnesota✅ Forbes-recognized AI Ethics Leader✅ TEDx Speaker, Author, and Global Advocate for Human-Centered Technology
Through her groundbreaking work, Dr. Adams is helping leaders, organizations, and communities answer one of the defining questions of our time:
How do we remain deeply human in an increasingly artificial world?
📚 We will also discuss her bestselling book series:
* In the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Choosing Purpose Before Code* Purpose Before Code – Leadership Workbook* Purpose Before Code – Workbook for Students* Purpose Before Code – Workbook for Women
And her inspiring children’s books:
📖 Little A.I. and Peety
📖 Little Miss Minnesota and Her Six Brothers
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🎯 What You Will Learn
🔹 Why responsible AI is a leadership imperative—not simply a technology issue
🔹 How leaders can build trust, accountability, and inclusion into AI initiatives
🔹 Why “Purpose Before Code” should guide every organization’s AI strategy
🔹 The skills future leaders need to thrive in the age of AI
🔹 How to prepare our children and communities for an AI-driven future
🔹 Why diversity and representation matter in shaping artificial intelligence
🔹 What it means to lead with humanity in a world of accelerating technology
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💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership, AI, or networking questions for Dr. Adams? Post them below—we will answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, student, educator, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
As a cybersecurity executive and Information Warfare Commander in the U.S. Navy, I’ve learned that the future won’t be defined solely by the technologies we build—but by the values and leadership principles that guide how we use them.
This conversation is for every leader navigating the opportunities and responsibilities of artificial intelligence.
I hope you’ll join us.
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #ElizabethAdams #ResponsibleAI #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIEthics #Leadership #HumanCenteredAI #DigitalTransformation #Cybersecurity #Innovation #FutureOfWork #WomenInTech #LeadershipDevelopment #PurposeBeforeCode #TechnologyLeadership #AILeadership

S5:E141🎙️ Live with Coach Richard VickersLeadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ – Season 5:Episode 141
Mark Your Calendars!📅 Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026⏰ Time: 12:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 2:00 PM CT (St. Louis, MO) | 3:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
I’m excited to welcome fellow Maxwell Leadership Coach, executive communications coach, author, mentor, and lifelong learner Coach Richard Vickers to the show!
Richard has dedicated his career to developing leaders, strengthening communication skills, and helping people become the very best version of themselves. With more than 18 years of leadership and learning development experience, he has impacted countless professionals through training, mentorship, and coaching.
As Richard says:
“We are human beings first, not human doings.”
That simple yet profound truth is needed now more than ever in our fast-paced, AI-driven world.
📚 We will also discuss Richard’s newly released book:
Getting Smarter Every Day: Practical Lessons in Leadership, Communication and Personal Growth
Our conversation is titled:
🎙️ “Getting Smarter Every Day: Leadership, Communication, and Becoming Your Best Self”
This episode is for leaders at every stage of their journey—from Naval Junior Officers aspiring to command to individual contributors preparing for their first leadership role, and executives committed to lifelong growth.
What You Will Learn
✅ Why the best leaders never stop learning
✅ How authentic communication builds trust and influence
✅ The power of self-awareness and intentional personal growth
✅ Practical habits to become smarter every day
✅ How to build meaningful relationships in an increasingly digital world
✅ Why attitude may be your greatest competitive advantage
✅ The leadership lessons Richard wishes he had learned earlier in his career
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership or networking questions for Richard? Post them below—we will answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What does “getting smarter every day” mean to you?
➡️ What’s one leadership habit that has made you a better leader?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
Because leadership isn’t about having all the answers.
It’s about having the humility and discipline to keep learning, keep growing, and keep becoming.
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #RichardVickers #GettingSmarterEveryDay #Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #Communication #PersonalGrowth #MaxwellLeadership #ExecutiveCoaching #LifelongLearning #Mentorship #ServantLeadership #Podcast #GrowthMindset #LearningAndDevelopment

S5:E140🎙️ Live with Scott ZuckermanLIVE on the Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 140
🌟 From Financial Disaster to Financial Freedom: Leadership Lessons in Wealth, Resilience, and Entrepreneurship
I am excited to welcome Scott Zuckerman, ChFC®, CFS®, CLU®, ChSNC®, President & CEO of Wexford Financial Strategies, entrepreneur, fintech founder, and author of Don’t Be A Financial Disaster, to the Leadership & Success Podcast!
📅 Date: Monday, June 29, 2026⏰ Time: 10:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 1:00 PM ET (Melville, NY)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
Scott’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and purpose. After experiencing his own financial setbacks, he transformed adversity into a mission to help individuals, families, business owners, and financial advisors build financial confidence and long-term success.
As President and CEO of Wexford Financial Strategies and founder of several innovative fintech platforms, including Financial Fitness Passport™ and Advisor Marketing System, Scott is helping people simplify financial complexity and make better decisions for their futures.
💡 What You Will Learn:
✅ How personal adversity shaped Scott’s mission and entrepreneurial journey✅ Why “planning first, products second” is the key to financial success✅ The biggest financial mistakes people make—and how to avoid them✅ Leadership lessons in resilience, discipline, and reinvention✅ Why financial wellness is a critical leadership skill✅ Insights from Scott’s book, Don’t Be A Financial Disaster✅ How technology and AI are transforming the future of financial planning✅ Practical strategies for building wealth and achieving financial freedom
As leaders, we often prepare for business risks, cybersecurity risks, and operational risks—but are we preparing ourselves and our families for financial resilience?
This conversation goes far beyond money. It’s about leadership, purpose, discipline, and creating a future by design rather than by default.
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership, entrepreneurship, or financial planning questions for Scott? Post them below—we’ll answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, entrepreneur, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #ScottZuckerman #FinancialFreedom #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #FinancialPlanning #WealthManagement #FinancialWellness #Resilience #FinTech #DontBeAFinancialDisaster #Podcast #LeadershipDevelopment #Success

S5:E139🎙️ LIVE with Major General Steve Lepper, USAF (Ret.)Leadership & Success with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 139“Every officer’s inviolable duty is to the Constitution and every officer is bound by the rule of law.”“Provide independent, dispassionate, and candid advice.”“You must relentlessly work to find a lawful way to enable mission success.”“The foundation of good order and discipline is dutiful compliance with lawful orders.”“Fidelity to the law is not a lofty abstraction.”
#FriendInTheSpotlight ✈️⚖️🇺🇸
Leadership, Law, and the Courage to Give Honest Counsel
Mark your calendars!
Join me LIVE for an inspiring conversation with Major General Steve Lepper, USAF (Ret.)—former Deputy Judge Advocate General of the United States Air Force, military judge, trusted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attorney, author, and lifelong servant leader.
📅 Date: Monday, June 29, 2026⏰ Time: 8:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 9:00 AM MT (Brighton, CO) | 11:00 AM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
Over a remarkable 35-year Air Force career, General Lepper advised America’s senior military leaders during some of our nation’s most consequential moments. Today, he continues to shape the conversation on military leadership, constitutional service, ethics, and the rule of law through his writing, board service, and public advocacy.
This conversation is not about partisan politics—it is about leadership.
Together, we’ll explore what it means to provide honest counsel when the stakes are highest, how leaders navigate complex ethical decisions, and why character remains the foundation of trust in every profession.
What You Will Learn
✅ Why the courage to give honest counsel is one of a leader’s greatest responsibilities
✅ Leadership lessons from serving at the highest levels of the U.S. military
✅ How great leaders balance mission accomplishment, ethics, and the rule of law
✅ Civil-military leadership, constitutional service, and professional responsibility
✅ Lessons for today’s military officers, executives, cybersecurity leaders, attorneys, and public servants
✅ Why character, integrity, and lifelong service remain timeless leadership principles
Whether you wear the uniform, lead a business, serve your community, or aspire to greater leadership responsibilities, this episode will challenge you to think more deeply about leadership under pressure and the enduring values that guide great leaders.
“The true measure of leadership is not simply making difficult decisions—it is having the courage to give honest counsel when those decisions matter most.”
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Have a leadership or military leadership question for General Lepper? Post it below—we may answer it LIVE during the show!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this conversation?
➡️ What’s one leadership lesson you’ll apply this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, veteran, attorney, cybersecurity professional, or teammate who would benefit from this discussion. ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #Leadership #MilitaryLeadership #USAirForce #JudgeAdvocate #RuleOfLaw #NationalSecurity #ServantLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #Veterans #MilitaryJustice #EthicalLeadership #CyberLeadership #ProfessionalDevelopment #Integrity #Character #PublicService

S5:E138🎙️ LIVE with Captain Timika “Timi” Lindsay, USN (Ret.) Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 138
⚓ Anchored in Leadership: Serving with Purpose, Leading with Courage
Mark your calendars!
I’m honored to welcome an extraordinary leader whose career exemplifies servant leadership, operational excellence, and a lifelong commitment to developing others.
 
Founder & CEO, Anchor Leadership Solutions | Founder & Board Member, Pegasus Rising | Executive Leadership Consultant | Enterprise Technology & Workforce Transformation Executive | Retired U.S. Navy Captain
📅 Monday, June 29, 2026⏰ 7:00 AM PT (San Francisco) | 10:00 AM ET (Philadelphia)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
After more than 30 years of distinguished service in the United States Navy, CAPT Lindsay continues her mission of service by helping organizations strengthen leadership, culture, communication, and organizational performance. From leading global communications and technology operations to advising the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy on leadership and organizational culture, her career demonstrates what it means to lead with both competence and character.
Today, as the Founder and CEO of Anchor Leadership Solutions and Founder of Pegasus Rising, she is empowering leaders, transforming organizations, and investing in communities through purpose-driven leadership.
During our conversation, we’ll explore how leaders can remain anchored in their values while navigating change, complexity, and uncertainty.
What You’ll Learn
⚓ Leadership lessons from more than three decades of Naval service
⚓ How military leadership principles translate into business and executive leadership
⚓ Why organizational culture is every leader’s responsibility
⚓ Building high-performing teams rooted in trust, accountability, and purpose
⚓ Leading technology and workforce transformation in rapidly changing environments
⚓ The inspiration behind Anchor Leadership Solutions and Pegasus Rising
⚓ How psychology, leadership, and human behavior intersect to create thriving organizations
⚓ Practical advice for transitioning from military service to entrepreneurship and executive leadership
⚓ Why your greatest legacy will always be the leaders you develop
As leaders, we often focus on strategy, technology, and performance.
CAPT Lindsay reminds us that people are—and always will be—the mission.
Whether you’re a military professional, cybersecurity executive, entrepreneur, educator, or emerging leader, this conversation will challenge you to think differently about leadership, service, and the impact you can have on those around you.
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you’re grateful for today?
💬 Have a leadership, technology, or organizational culture question for Timi? Post it below, and we’ll answer it LIVE during the show!
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👇 Your Turn
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways after watching the episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’ll apply immediately?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, veteran, cybersecurity professional, or aspiring leader who would benefit from this conversation.
I look forward to seeing you LIVE as we explore what it truly means to be Anchored in Leadership: Serving with Purpose, Leading with Courage.
#Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #ServantLeadership #USNavy #Veterans #ExecutiveLeadership #WomenInLeadership #Cybersecurity #TechnologyLeadership #OrganizationalCulture #ExecutiveCoaching #MilitaryTransition #ProfessionalDevelopment #LeadershipAndSuccessPodcast #CoachBZ

S5:E137🎙️ LIVE with MAJ E. Sean Lanier, USA (Ret.)Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ – Season 5:Episode 137
From Black Hawk Pilot to Leadership Builder: Creating Opportunities for the Next Generation
Mark your calendars!
📅 Wednesday, June 24, 2026⏰ 10:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 1:00 PM ET (Alexandria, VA)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
My guest is MAJ E. Sean Lanier, USA (Ret.), a 24-year U.S. Army veteran, former Black Hawk pilot, Presidential Leadership Scholar, and Founder & Executive Director of Resolve Solutions Incorporated.
Sean’s journey is a powerful example of what happens when leadership is rooted in service. From flying helicopters and leading Soldiers around the world to helping hundreds of students access life-changing educational opportunities, Sean has dedicated his life to developing leaders who will serve something greater than themselves.
Through Resolve Solutions, Sean has helped more than 500 students earn millions of dollars in scholarships, ROTC opportunities, and service academy appointments while building a pipeline of future military officers, public servants, and community leaders.
This is a conversation about leadership, resilience, mentorship, service, and leaving a legacy that outlasts your career.
What You Will Learn
✨ Leadership lessons from 24 years of military service
✨ What flying Black Hawks taught Sean about trust, teamwork, and decision-making
✨ How adversity, setbacks, and dyslexia shaped his leadership journey
✨ Why mentorship can change the trajectory of a young person’s life
✨ The mission and impact of Resolve Solutions
✨ How to identify leadership potential in others
✨ Why service remains one of America’s greatest leadership development programs
✨ What it means to build institutions and leaders that outlast the founder
✨ Lessons from the Presidential Leadership Scholars program
✨ How each of us can help create opportunities for the next generation
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership, mentorship, military service, or career development questions for Sean? Post them below and we will answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, student, veteran, educator, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess#CoachBZ#Leadership#Mentorship#Veterans#MilitaryLeadership#ROTC#Education#Scholarships#PublicService#PresidentialLeadershipScholars#ResolveSolutions#VeteranLeadership#LeadershipDevelopment#Success#ServiceBeforeSelf#FutureLeaders

S5:E136🎙️ LIVE with COL Brian Cook, USA (Ret.)Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ – Season 5:Episode 136 LIVE!
Set Your Table: Leadership, Authenticity, and Reclaiming Your Life
Join me for a powerful conversation with COL Brian Cook, USA (Ret.), soldier, strategist, author, educator, and transformational coach whose remarkable journey spans 33 years of military service, five combat deployments, the Pentagon, Army Futures Command, the U.S. Army War College, and now a mission to help others reclaim ownership of their lives.
📅 Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026⏰ Time: 8:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 10:00 AM CT (Austin, TX) | 11:00 AM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
🎖️ Meet Our Guest
COL Brian Cook, USA (Ret.) is a West Point graduate, former Armor and Cavalry officer, strategic thinker, author, and leadership coach. Throughout his distinguished military career, Brian commanded soldiers from platoon to battalion level, deployed across the Middle East and Afghanistan, taught Theater Strategy at the U.S. Army War College, and helped lead Army Futures Command’s first-ever Campaign Planning effort.
Today, Brian is the founder of Allons LLC, a national security strategist, speaker, and author of the bestselling book:
📚 Set Your Table: Reclaim Your Life
His work challenges leaders to stop living according to other people’s expectations and start intentionally creating the conditions for success, fulfillment, and authentic leadership.
As Brian says:
“The question isn’t whether you’re successful. The question is whether you’re successful at being yourself.”
🔥 What You Will Learn
✅ Leadership lessons from 33 years of military service and five combat tours
✅ How strategic thinking applies to life, leadership, and personal growth
✅ Why many high performers feel successful but unfulfilled
✅ The powerful framework behind Set Your Table: Reclaim Your Life
✅ How to define success on your own terms instead of someone else’s
✅ Why authenticity is becoming a leadership superpower
✅ The difference between motion and progress
✅ How to create conditions for victory before the battle begins
✅ Leadership, character, and navigating uncertainty in an AI-driven world
✅ Why Brian wrote his widely discussed open letter to President Trump—and what it teaches us about courageous leadership, citizenship, and speaking with conviction
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership, strategy, or career questions for Brian? Post them below and we’ll answer them LIVE during the show!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, veteran, executive, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #SetYourTable #BrianCook #Leadership #Authenticity #PersonalGrowth #MilitaryLeadership #WestPoint #ArmyStrong #Veterans #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveLeadership #NationalSecurity #Strategy #Character #PurposeDrivenLeadership #CarryTheLoad #Success #Podcast

S5:E135🎙️ LIVE with The Honorable Anton J. GunnLeadership & Success with Coach BZ – Season 5, Episode 135
“You deserve to be a great leader, and you deserve to work in a world-class culture. My goal is to get you there by helping every step of the way.” – ANTON GUNN
🚨 Mark Your Calendars! 🚨
I am honored to welcome The Honorable Anton J. Gunn to the Leadership & Success Podcast for a powerful conversation on leadership, influence, trust, and lasting impact.
🎙️ LIVE with The Honorable Anton J. GunnFormer Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama | Bestselling Author | Executive Leadership Expert | Board Chairman | Founder, 937 Strategy Group
📅 Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2026⏰ Time: 1:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 4:00 PM ET (Columbia, SC)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion
Episode Title:
The Audacity to Lead: Building Influence, Trust, and Lasting Impact
Few leaders have experienced leadership from as many perspectives as Anton Gunn.
From becoming the first African American elected to the South Carolina Legislature from his district, to serving as a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, to advising boards, C-suite executives, and organizations around the world, Anton has dedicated his career to helping leaders build trust, strengthen culture, and create meaningful impact.
He is the bestselling author of:📘 Just Lead: 44 Actions to Break Down Barriers, Boost Your Retention, and Build a World-Class Culture
📘 The Presidential Principles: How to Inspire Action and Create Lasting Impact
📘 The Audacity of Leadership: 10 Essentials to Becoming a Transformative Leader in the 21st Century
Most importantly, Anton is a leader who understands that true leadership is not about position—it is about service, influence, and empowering others to succeed.
What You Will Learn
✅ Leadership lessons from serving President Barack Obama
✅ How great leaders inspire action and create lasting impact
✅ The principles behind world-class organizational cultures
✅ Why trust is a leader’s most valuable currency
✅ Practical strategies to improve employee engagement and retention
✅ The difference between authority and influence
✅ How leaders can transform adversity into purpose
✅ Building a leadership legacy that outlives your title
We will also discuss the profound impact of Anton’s brother, U.S. Navy Signalman Apprentice Cherone L. Gunn, who was killed during the USS Cole terrorist attack in 2000, and how that tragedy shaped Anton’s lifelong commitment to service, leadership, and making a difference in the lives of others.
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership or networking questions for Anton? Post them below — we will answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, manager, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #AntonGunn #Leadership #ExecutiveLeadership #JustLead #ThePresidentialPrinciples #TheAudacityOfLeadership #OrganizationalCulture #LeadershipDevelopment #ServantLeadership #Trust #Influence #LeadershipMatters #CultureMatters #Veterans #PublicService #ObamaAdministration #PersonalGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment

S5:E134🎙️ Live with Dr. Ariel Rosita King🇨🇭, PhD (UK), PhD (France), DHTM
#LeadershipAndSuccess Podcast with Coach BZ
“Empowerment is not about giving power, but about releasing the power they already have.” 
“If not me, then who?”
“The treasure is not outside of you; it’s within you.”
“Humanity is not an abstraction—it’s a choice we make every day.”
“Empowerment is not about giving power, but about releasing the power they already have.” 
🌍 Mark Your Calendars! 🌍🎙️📅 Sunday, June 21, 2026⏰ 6:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA)⏰ 9:00 AM ET (Washington, D.C.)⏰ 3:00 PM CEST (Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭)
📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
🌟 Leading with Humanity: Empowering Others to Discover the Treasure Within 🌟
I am honored to welcome my friend, humanitarian leader, author, TEDx speaker, global advocate, educator, and United Nations representative, Dr. Ariel Rosita King, to the Leadership & Success Podcast.
For more than 35 years, Dr. King has dedicated her life to empowering children, youth, and communities around the world. As Founder and President of Ariel Foundation International, she has helped impact more than 150,000 young people across 30+ countries through leadership development, entrepreneurship, human rights advocacy, and civic engagement.
Her remarkable journey has taken her across more than 65 countries, working at the intersection of public health, diplomacy, international development, education, and humanitarian service. She has advised organizations at the United Nations, collaborated with global leaders, and championed the belief that every person has the power to create positive change.
📚 Dr. King is also the author of the bestselling book:
Humanity Unveiled: A Collection of Unexpected Encounters That Reveal The Human Spirit In Us All
In this powerful book, she shares lessons learned through encounters with extraordinary leaders and changemakers, including Dr. Maya Angelou, President Nelson Mandela, Dr. Nina Simone, Pope Francis, Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, and many others.
💡 What You Will Learn:
✅ How great leaders empower others to discover the treasure within themselves
✅ Why humanity, empathy, and service are leadership superpowers
✅ Lessons from global leadership across government, NGOs, business, and international diplomacy
✅ How to overcome adversity and remain committed to your mission
✅ Why young people deserve a seat at the table where decisions are made
✅ Leadership lessons from her TEDx Talk: The Power of You
✅ Insights from her bestselling book Humanity Unveiled
✅ The powerful question every leader must ask:
“If not now, then when? If not me, then who?”
As a cybersecurity executive and Information Warfare Commander in the U.S. Navy, I believe leadership is ultimately about people. Dr. King’s life and work remind us that the greatest leaders do not seek power for themselves—they help others discover their own power.
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership, career, or networking questions for Dr. King? Post them below and we’ll answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, student, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation ❤️🙏🏾
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S5:E133🎙️ LIVE | Embracing the Impossible: A Juneteenth Reflection for Black Service Members, Officers, and Veterans 🇺🇸✊🏾Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 133 🎙️
🚨 LIVE Special Juneteenth Episode 🚨As we commemorate Juneteenth and reflect on America’s ongoing journey toward fulfilling its founding ideals, this special episode honors the extraordinary legacy of Black military service, leadership, resilience, and sacrifice.
From the United States Colored Troops to the Buffalo Soldiers, from the Harlem Hellfighters to the Tuskegee Airmen and Montford Point Marines, generations of Black Americans have embraced the impossible—serving a nation that did not always fully recognize their service while helping expand freedom for all Americans.
This conversation is especially dedicated to our active-duty service members, officers, veterans, military families, and all those who believe in leadership, service, and leaving a legacy.
📖 This podcast is based on my LinkedIn article:
“Embracing the Impossible: A Juneteenth Reflection for Black Service Members, Officers, and Veterans”
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/embracing-impossible-juneteenth-reflection-black-zinga–2swuc/
💡 What You Will Learn:
✅ Why Juneteenth is more than a celebration—it is proof that perseverance can outlast oppression
✅ Leadership lessons from generations of African American military pioneers
✅ Why impossible is often a prediction—not a fact
✅ How leaders are forged in the Valley of Adversity
✅ Why self-limiting belief is often the greatest enemy leaders face
✅ The importance of mentorship, service, and legacy in leadership
✅ How to embrace adversity as preparation for future leadership opportunities
✅ Practical steps to embrace the impossible in your own life and career
📅 Mark your calendars: Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ, Season 5, Episode 133!
📅 Date: Friday, June 19, 2026⏰ Time: 12:30 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 2:30 PM CT (Black Wall Street, Greenwood District, Tulsa, OK) | 3:30 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got a leadership question for Coach BZ? Type it below — I will answer LIVE during the show!
❤️ Tag a service member, veteran, military family member, or leader who might benefit from this conversation.
👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What is one “impossible” challenge you are determined to overcome?
➡️ What leadership insight will you put into practice this week?
Please share your thoughts below so others can benefit from your insights.
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