The H2 Leadership Podcast

On today's episode, Alan has a conversation  with leadership coach, author, and speaker about the importance of creating a healthy culture. This talk originally aired on our Healthy Leaders Summit. About Jenni Jenni Catron is a leadership coach, author and speaker. Her passion is to lead well and to inspire, equip and encourage others to do the same. She speaks at conferences and churches nationwide, seeking to help others develop their leadership gifts and lead confidently in the different spheres of influence God has granted them. As Founder and CEO of The 4Sight Group, she consults organizations on leadership, team culture and organizational health. Jenni is the author of several books including Clout: Discover and Unleash Your God-Given Influence and The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership. She loves a fabulous cup of tea, great books, learning the game of tennis and hiking with her husband.  Connect with Jenni  Social media at @jennicatron  www.get4sight.com. Take your next right step Upstream Campaign Right Side Up Community

There is a massive gap in kindness right now. We forget how powerful our words are. Sticks and stones can break your bones, and words do actually hurt you. Words can go where sticks and stones cant- to your heart.  On today's episode we're featuring Alan's talk with pastor and author Ashlee Eiland about leading with kindness in a brutally unkind culture.  About Ashlee Ashlee is a leader, pastor, writer, and Bible teacher who exists to join God in His redemptive work here on Earth. Her work has one purpose: to help humanity build bridges back to the Truth of who God is and between one other in redemptive, healing relationship. Her passion for Scripture, family, writing, elevating women in the Church, and the holy journey of adoption are core to who she is. Ashlee serves as Formation & Preaching Pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids. She and her husband, Delwin, have three kids, Brooklyn, Myles, and Journey. Connect with Ashlee Books Website Instagram Twitter More from Stay Forth Designs Upstream Campaign Right Side Up Community

On today's episode, Alan talks to high-powered entrepreneur, mom and author Emily Ley about the joys and challenges of being a female leader and entrepreneur, how burnout shaped her and how she would make The Rock cry. About Emily Emily Ley is the founder of Simplified® - a brand of planners and organizational tools for busy women. Emily has been featured in Forbes, Family Circle, Better Homes and Gardens, Glamour, and Good Housekeeping. She has been recognized with numerous awards, including Best New Product at the National Stationery Show as well as Small Business of the Year, Female Owned Business of the Year, and Entrepreneur of the Year by Studer Community Institute. Emily and her team collaborated with AT-A-GLANCE® to create gift and planning collections carried in Office Depot, Staples, and Target. Emily is the author of national bestselling books, Grace, Not perfection: Embracing Simplicity, Celebrating Joy, A Simplified Life: Tactical Tools for Intentional Living, and When Less Becomes More: Making Space for Slow, Simple, and Good. Now as an author, entrepreneur, wife and mother to three, Emily lives in Pensacola, Florida with her husband, Bryan, and their son Brady, and twins Tyler and Caroline. Connect with Emily Books Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Pinterest Take your next right step Help scholarship at-risk leaders Join the Right Side Up Community on Facebook

A lot has changed with how we work in the last year and the landscape looks a lot different for a lot of people.   On today's episode, Alan has a great conversation with Tricia Sciortino from Belay Solutions about all things de-centralized and how to navigate the remote world. About Tricia Born and raised in Long Island, Tricia attended the University of Hartford where she obtained a degree in Business Administration and Management. For ten years, she passionately served as a District Manager for the retail chain Pacific Sunwear, however, when her first child was born, Tricia, like many other women, found herself struggling to balance her high profile career with her new role as a mom. Seeking a more balanced life, Tricia relocated to Charlotte, NC, and scored a job working remotely supporting an executive in Atlanta, Bryan Miles. Their long-distance arrangement was so successful that when Bryan and his wife, Shannon, were looking for a way out of the corporate grind themselves and began contemplating some sort of entrepreneurial venture, Bryan had an epiphany:  “If the virtual assistant thing works for Tricia and me, why can’t it work for everyone?” In 2010, after much prayer and due diligence, Bryan and Shannon gave notice to their successful jobs to start a company that would help professionals get administrative support in an incremental way that could scale with their needs. Tricia was brought on board as BELAY’s very first employee and became instrumental in helping Bryan and Shannon cast their vision of creating a new industry in staffing. Tricia quickly worked her way up the virtual corporate ladder, serving as Director, Vice President, President, and COO. In 2020, Tricia was named CEO of BELAY.  She is grateful for the opportunity to live out her “third option” every day as a hands-on mom to her two daughters and stepson while leading a vibrant organization that has become known for excellence and a willingness to serve. Connect with Tricia: Instagram: @triciamsciortino, @belay_solutions LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciasciortino/ Take your next right step Right Side Up Community Help scholarship at-risk leaders

On today's episode, Alan is joined by Amy Downs. Amy is an Oklahoma City Bombing Survivor, Credit Union CEO and Motivational Speaker. Alan and Amy have a powerful conversation and Amy shares her incredible story of what the Oklahoma City Bombing was like firsthand and how her life changed from that moment on. About Amy Amy Downs was one of the last survivors to be pulled from the rubble of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing in which a total of 168 people were killed including 18 of her 33 co-workers. While buried alive and waiting to die, she realized she had never really lived. Once freed from the rubble, Downs promised God she would never live her life the same. She began her career as a teller 32 years ago working for Federal Employees Credit Union located in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. At the time of the bombing, Downs was a credit card loan officer who flunked out of college and weighed more than 350 pounds. In the coming years, she’d not only lose 200 pounds, but become a triathlete—and even compete in an Ironman Triathlon. She’d not only go back to school, but she’d graduate with a Masters of Business Administration. She’d not only get promoted by Federal Employees Credit Union (who would soon change their name to Allegiance Credit Union) but she eventually became its CEO—an award winning CEO, no less. She didn’t just fulfill her promise, she literally ran laps around it. For nearly twenty years, Amy has been an inspirational subject in national and local media for her survival of the Alfred P. Murrah Building bombing, the deadliest domestic terror attack in our nation’s history. Amy now shares a message more powerful than her survival: her transformation in the aftermath. Her inspirational story of triumphant transformation through evil is a keynote message that will leave the audience feeling inspired and open to growth. Connect with Amy Website Facebook LinkedIn Take your next right step Help Scholarship At-Risk Leaders Join the Right Side Up Community...It's FREE

 On todays episode, Alan talks with medical doctor, mom of four and leader of the Brave Enough Community Sasha Shilcutt about her burnout story, resilience and the joys and challenges of leading as a female About Dr.  Sasha Shillcutt Dr. Sasha Shillcutt. is a physician, gender equity researcher, speaker, author, wife, mom of four amazing kids, and Founder/CEO of Brave Enough.  Through her book, talks, courses, membership site, and in-person events, she has inspired tens of thousands of women to believe in themselves and their innate value. She has taught women to take control of their time, and in doing so, take back control of their life.  Having published over 50 peer-reviewed articles (including ones in JAMA & the NEJM), and as a TedX Speaker, her greatest passion is empowering and encouraging women to be #braveenough in their professional and personal lives. Leadership and lipstick are not mutually exclusive! Connect with Dr. Shillcutt Brave Enough Twitter Book Take your next right step Right Side Up Community Help scholarship at-risk leaders with coaching  

Leadership is challenging and not everyone faces the same challenges when it comes to navigating the leadership journey. On today's episode, Alan talks with three of our Stay Forth team about these joys and challenges and how they each navigate the challenging leadership landscape. Connect with our team. We are crazy about helping leaders and teams get healthy and reach more impact. We want to help you, your team and your organization become who God designed you to be. We are coaches, consultants, trainers and content designers. We create practical content, processes, and tools to help leaders thrive. We coach leaders through the twists and turns of the leadership journey. We help teams become more effective through consulting and training. We join teams via video calls, but we love speaking to groups, meeting with teams and sharing meals with leaders in their context. Take your next right step Right Side Up Community Explore coaching Support at-risk leaders

Each one of us has some idea or dream that we long to make a reality but sadly many of us never pursue them. There are many reasons, but chief among them is often something like this "I don't have support, or a way to get it off the ground. No one knows me." Some of the greatest creatives and innovators of our time started with nothing more than a dream, garage, and some pocket lint yet they were able to bring their creative dreams to life.  But where do you go as a Kingdom Creative?  Alan talks with Casey Casamento, founder of the new crowdsourcing platform Storehouse about huge online opportunities and how our missionary heart and business mind must intersect About Casey Hi!  My name is Casey Casamento, and I’m the founder of Storehouse.  I am so excited that you have found your way to the Storehouse community!  We really believe that God is building a community of Kingdom creatives and influencers to pursue their creative callings while bringing beauty and truth to our dark and confused world. I grew up in Wichita, Kansas and have heard too many Wizard of Oz comments over the years.  For the record, I have endured a tornado once.  I am living my dream being married to my high school sweetheart, Amy.  But that almost didn’t happen.  Our story is filled with twists and turns, and includes God miraculously moving to bring us back together.  We’ll share that with you another time.  We’re called Mom and Dad to four human beings that bring incredible joy to our lives. A few other random thoughts about me.  I believe futbol is the real football.  I could eat Mexican food every day.  I have a Ph.D. but sometimes forget that I do.  I have traveled to six countries on three different continents and am deeply curious about others’ cultures.  I scream “Rock Chalk” during college basketball season and can’t believe that I witnessed the Kansas City Chiefs winning the Superbowl. About StoreHouse We love inspiring people to courageously create, communicate and cultivate for greater Kingdom impact. Our platform enables new revenue streams for Kingdom creators to achieve greater Kingdom impact.  Connect with StoreHouse Facebook Instagram Website  Take your next right step Scholarship an at-risk leader Right Side Up Community    

Sometimes you just need to laugh a little. On todays episode, Alan chats with YouTuber Chaz Smith about his faith, what he's learning, how he handles criticism and how he would defeat Terry Crews. About Chaz Chaz Smith is an entertainer who loves the Lord and has used his platforms on Youtube, Instagram, Facebook,  and Tik-Tok. You may have seen him from his mispronunciation videos. While he is known for his funny viral videos he’s currently focusing on making music, live streaming on Twitch, AND his most recent project, his podcast called Simply Put With Chaz Smith. Leadership is hard and it's easy to get so focused on tasks at hand that we forget that leadership is actually fun and in spite of the hardships there is joy. Enjoy today's episode, laugh a little, and be inspired with the practical information shared in this conversation. Connect with Chaz https://www.instagram.com/chazsmith https://www.tiktok.com/@chazsmith https://twitter.com/simplyputchaz https://www.facebook.com/SimplyPutChaz Take your next right step. Right Side Up Community Help someone receive coaching    

Time for a reality check.  WHO you are matters more than WHAT you do. That may be tough to hear, but it's the healthy truth. It's easy to get caught up in the things we do and allow them to become our identity. What we do matters but who we are is matters way more. On today's episode, Alan gets very practical as he unpacks and explains why who we are matters more than anything else. Take your next right step Help us help leaders get healthy Join the Right Side Up Community