

Real Leaders Podcast
Real Leaders Magazine, Kevin Edwards
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.
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Oct 1, 2024 • 47min
Ep. 510 Andy Alsop, President & CEO of The Receptionist on Employee Supremacy
Andy Alsop is the President & CEO of The Receptionist, a versatile, effective and easy-to-use Visitor Management system. In this episode, Andy inspires leaders to shift to Employee Supremacy, a philosophy that prioritizes employees before customers.
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Sep 24, 2024 • 53min
Ep. 509 Eytan Wiener, CEO of Getida
Eytan Wiener is the CEO of Getida, the global leader in Amazon FBA auditing and reimbursement solutions for sellers and consumer brands.
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Sep 17, 2024 • 41min
Ep. 508 Brad Black, Founder and Co-CEO of EO Products
Brad Black is the Founder and Co-CEO of EO Products, a certified B-Corporation based in Marin County, CA who has been making plant-based skincare products with a higher purpose in mind: to make personal care products that care for the whole person and the planet.
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Sep 10, 2024 • 49min
Ep. 507 Michael Walsh, Co-Founder & CEO of Cariloop
Michael Walsh is the Co-Founder & CEO of Cariloop, which helps families manage their loved ones' care needs by connecting them to an employer-sponsored caregiver support platform.
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Sep 3, 2024 • 42min
Ep. 506 Travis Howerton, Co-Founder & CEO of RegScale
Travis Howerton is the Co-Founder & CEO of RegScale, compliance and cybersecurity experts who are sharpened in highly regulated industries from nuclear energy to the military to financial services. RegScale overcomes speed, timeliness, and cost effectiveness limitations in legacy GRC by bridging security, risk, and compliance through our Continuous Controls Monitoring platform.
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Aug 27, 2024 • 47min
Ep. 505 Fredrik Thomassen, CEO & Founder of Superside
Fredrik Thomassen is the CEO & Founder of Superside, the leading AI-powered creative service that delivers fast, scalable, world-class design and creative solutions to over 450 globally-renowned companies such as Amazon, Meta, Salesforce and Shopify.
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Aug 22, 2024 • 52min
Ep. 504 Sean Grundy, Co-Founder & CEO of Bevi
Sean Grundy is the Co-Founder & CEO of Bevi, which is redesigning the beverage supply chain with machines that purify water and make customized drinks in seconds with a system that vastly cuts the cost and carbon footprint of beverages.
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Aug 20, 2024 • 46min
Ep. 503 Derek Richardson, CEO & Founder of Deako
Derek Richardson is the CEO & Founder of Deako, a high-tech hardware startup based in Seattle, WA. Deako has invented the world's first plug-n-play light switch, giving homeowners maximum flexibility to customize their systems, at any time, in minutes.
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Aug 15, 2024 • 41min
Ep. 502 Vess Pearson, CEO of Aptive Environmental
Vess Pearson is the CEO of Aptive Environmental, the fastest growing pest control service in North America with a commitment to helping protect the world's health from disease-carrying pests.
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Aug 13, 2024 • 47min
Ep. 501 Jonathan Brun, CEO & Founder of Nimonik
Jonathan Brun is the CEO & Founder of Nimonik, which offers an integrated compliance management software for organizations to better manage their obligations across quality, environmental, safety, privacy, human resources, and other regulated areas.
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