
Real Leaders Podcast
The Real Leaders Podcast is for leaders who want to do more with their influence. Each episode shares real, honest stories from CEOs and founders about how they built businesses that matter. No fluff — just the lessons, mistakes, and moves that helped them grow their impact. If you're serious about leading with purpose and leaving something meaningful behind, this podcast is for you.
Latest episodes

Jul 1, 2024 • 42min
Ep. 493 Sachin Chaudhry, Founder & CEO of TrustCircle
Sachin Chaudhry is the Founder & CEO of TrustCircle, a brain healthcare startup that utilizes AI-driven Social-Emotional Learning programs to improve emotional resilience & well-being for all. Organizations, cities, counties, and states can leverage TrustCircle's data-driven model to identify high-risk population segments/areas and take proactive action to promote health & well-being within their community.
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Jun 27, 2024 • 34min
Ep. 492 Seth Forman, CEO of Socialsuite
Seth Forman is the CEO of Socialsuite, a sustainability and impact technology company helping companies and non-profits share their impact with the world offering simple and affordable solutions including end to end materiality software. Over 100 public and private companies leverage Socialsuite tools and services today helping them get started and progress their sustainability journeys.
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Jun 24, 2024 • 47min
Ep. 491 Joshua Berry, Co-Founder and CEO of Econic & Author of "Dare to Be Naive"
Joshua Berry is the author of Dare to Be Naive: How to Find Your True Self in a Noisy World and is also the Co-Founder & CEO of Econic, an innovation, transformation, and strategy consulting group that helps enterprises discover their meaning of growth and cultivate the space to achieve it. Through the process of building innovation labs and programs, workshopping, coaching, management consulting, and creating resilient strategies, Econic helps teams and organizations realize tangible results.
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Jun 20, 2024 • 46min
Ep. 490 Daryn Dodson, Managing Director & Joanna Kuang, Senior Vice President of Product and Impact at Illumen Capital
Daryn Dodson is the Managing Director & Joanna Kuang is the Senior Vice President of Product and Impact at Illumen Capital, an impact fund of funds addressing systemic inequity by reducing racial and gender bias in investing. Working closely with the world’s leading social psychologists at Stanford SPARQ, Illumen Capital combines investment capital with evidence-based tools and training designed to reduce implicit racial and gender bias in order to unlock latent return and multiply impact.
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Jun 18, 2024 • 36min
Ep. 489 Sherrod Davis, Co-Founder & CEO of EcoMap Technologies
As co-founder and CEO of EcoMap Technologies, Sherrod Davis is at the forefront of developing ecosystem intelligence that revolutionizes how information is accessed and utilized, empowering communities and industries like government and economic development, universities, and industry associations.
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Jun 13, 2024 • 45min
Ep. 488 Tony Bedard, CEO of Frontier Co-op
Tony Bedard is the CEO of Frontier Co-op, which is dedicated to sourcing the highest quality spices, herbs and botanical products through their Frontier Co-op, Simply Organic® and Aura Cacia® brands. By offering easy access to high-quality, competitively priced choices that are both environmentally friendly and socially responsible, Frontier Co-op seeks to lead the way in bringing nature and peace of mind to customers.
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Jun 10, 2024 • 38min
Ep. 487 Rochelle Gorey, CEO & Co-Founder of SpringFour
Rochelle Gorey is the CEO and Co-Founder of SpringFour, the only Certified B, social impact fintech company that helps financial services institutions limit risk by empowering improved payment performance and increased customer engagement.
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Jun 6, 2024 • 38min
Ep. 486 Elan Sudberg, CEO of Alkemist Labs
Elan Sudberg is the Chief Executive Officer of Alkemist Labs, a contract testing laboratory that specializes in plant authentication, botanical ingredient identification, and quantitative analytical services. Alkemist Labs is the only ISO 17025 accredited plant/fungi lab with a DEA Schedule 1, 2, 3n, and 4 licenses to legally test all types of botanicals, including hemp and psychedelics.
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Jun 3, 2024 • 43min
Ep. 485 Catherine Griffin, Founder & CEO of Impactable
Catherine Griffin is the Founder & CEO of Impactable Analytics, which helps purpose-built founders and funders bring clarity and intelligence to their impact claims. Impactable generates powerful, forward-looking impact data with processes to analyze, manage, track and share them over time - all to drive capital towards solutions with the greatest impact potential.
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May 30, 2024 • 47min
Ep. 484 Deborah La Franchi, CEO & Founder of SDS Capital Group
Deborah La Franchi is the CEO & Founder of SDS Capital Group, a national leader in impact investing with over $1 billion in assets under management. Each impact fund on SDS’s platform serves a different geography and employs a unique investment strategy, but they all generate positive impacts for low-income communities and people.
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