The Leadership Evolution Podcast

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The Leadership Evolution Podcast (LEP) explores the real journey of founders and leaders as they grow, let go, and build what outlives them. Hosted by Luke Mickelson, founder of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, LEP dives into the challenges of scaling organizations, navigating Founder’s Syndrome, and evolving from builder to legacy leader.  Through honest conversations and practical insights, this podcast helps leaders understand the emotional and strategic shifts required to move from control to impact. If you're a founder, executive, or aspiring leader ready to grow beyond yourself and create lasting influence, this podcast is for you. Build what outlives you.

  1. 1d ago

    Episode 23 : Owner of F9 Productions Alex Gore!

    Today's guest is Alex Gore, architect, entrepreneur, author, and co-founder of F9 Productions, an award-winning design-build firm that has been redefining architecture since 2009. From sketching pirate ships as a kid in Minnesota to earning dual master's degrees in Architecture and Construction Management, Alex has built a career around turning bold ideas into practical reality. After working under world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind and serving as a heavy equipment operator in the National Guard, he developed a unique leadership philosophy that blends creativity, discipline, and execution. Today, through his firm, his book The Creativity Code, and his globally recognized podcast Inside the Firm, Alex helps entrepreneurs and creative professionals transform vision into lasting success. Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok!

  2. Nov 1

    Episode 22 : From "Hypnotizing America" Tim Miller!

    Today's guest is Tim Miller, a former NCAA Division I Head Football Coach, Certified Hypnotist, keynote speaker, and founder of Hypnotizing America. For more than two decades, Tim coached elite athletes, learning the principles of peak performance, team culture, and leadership from some of the best—including NFL Hall of Fame Coach Dick Vermeil and the Kansas City Chiefs organization. But his journey took an unexpected turn when curiosity about the science of the human mind led him to hypnosis—not the Hollywood version, but the psychology of focus, belief, and behavioral change. Today, Tim combines his coaching background with performance psychology to help organizations break through mental barriers, increase engagement, and build resilient, high-performing teams. His message is simple: the greatest competition we'll ever face isn't against others—it's against the limitations within ourselves.

  3. Oct 25

    Episode 21 : Mark L. Vincent

    Today's guest is Mark L. Vincent, leadership advisor, author, and succession strategist who has spent more than 40 years helping leaders and organizations flourish. From being called to lead a small faith community at just 20 years old to advising multi-million-dollar companies, Mark has worked with more than 800 organizations around the world. His work focuses on one of the most important—and often most difficult—stages of leadership: transitioning from building and leading an organization to preparing it to thrive beyond you. Shaped by decades of leadership as well as the deeply personal experience of walking alongside his first wife through a 16-year battle with cancer, Mark brings a unique perspective on succession, resilience, intentional living, and legacy. His work challenges leaders to consider not only what they're building—but what will remain when they're no longer the one leading it.

  4. Oct 18

    Episode 20 : Jeremy Doran

    Today's guest is Jeremy Doran, leadership coach, keynote speaker, engineer, psychologist, and author of NeuroConversant Leadership. Jeremy's passion for leadership was born from a deeply personal experience—feeling like he was speaking a different language than the people around him because his brain processed the world differently. Rather than allowing that challenge to become a limitation, he turned it into a mission to help leaders unlock the power of cognitive diversity. Combining the analytical mindset of an engineer with the human understanding of a psychologist, Jeremy equips organizations to communicate more effectively, embrace different ways of thinking, and create cultures where every individual can thrive. His work reminds us that some of our greatest leadership breakthroughs happen when we stop expecting everyone to think like we do.

  5. Oct 11

    Episode 18 : Dr Andy Neillie

    What does it look like when a leader spends more time thinking about everyone else than about himself? That's the question I kept coming back to during my conversation with Dr. Andy Neillie on this episode of The Leadership Evolution Podcast. Andy spent more than twenty years building a business from the ground up to over $5 million in annual revenue before he made the harder decision: walking away from it to spend the rest of his career developing leaders instead. He built Neillie Leadership Group around a simple idea — humility isn't weakness, it's just thinking about yourself less so you have room to think about your team. We talked about the bad bosses who shaped him early in his career, the day a friend who's a veterinarian taught him that “a proactive yes is always better than a reactive no,” and how that lesson actually came from earning the trust of a rescue dog named Redford, who used to bolt the other direction every time Andy walked through the door. That story became the heart of Andy's Amazon bestseller, The Golden Principles: Life and Leadership Lessons from a Rescued Dog, and it's one of those tiny moments that changed how he leads for good. We also got into the harder stuff — why leadership feels harder in an era of ten-thousand-follower influencers and short tempers, what Andy tells young entrepreneurs before they build their first company, and what he hopes people say about him once his own leadership journey is complete. If you needed a reminder that the best leaders are usually the most humble ones in the room, this episode is it. Dr. Andy Neillie built a business to $5 million a year in revenue, then walked away to spend his life developing leaders instead. On this episode, we talk humility, resilience, and the rescue dog who taught him one of his biggest leadership lessons. About Dr. Andy Neillie : Dr. Andy Neillie is the founder of Neillie Leadership Group, a best-selling author, and an award-winning keynote speaker who has spent more than twenty-five years helping leaders build stronger teams and healthier organizations. After growing and successfully exiting a business generating more than $5 million a year, Andy now coaches executives and speaks nationally on humility, resilience, and servant leadership. He is the author of the Amazon bestseller The Golden Principles: Life and Leadership Lessons from a Rescued Dog Resources Mentioned in This Episode : The Golden Principles: Life and Leadership Lessons from a Rescued Dog (Amazon bestseller) neillieleadershipgroup.com/golden-principles Free ebook mentioned by Andy on the show — The Three Imperative Leadership Conversations: How to Hold a Hard Conversation: leadershipmaterials.com Connect with Andy Neillie Website: neillieleadershipgroup.com  LinkedIn: . linkedin.com/in/andyneillie Instagram: instagram.com/aneillie Facebook: facebook.com/andyneillieconsulting Twitter / X: twitter.com/drandyn

  6. Oct 4

    Episode 18 : Savio P Clemente

    Today's guest is Savio P. Clemente, a keynote speaker, TEDx presenter, journalist, board-certified wellness coach, bestselling author, and healthcare leadership strategist whose work focuses on one of leadership's greatest challenges—what happens after the crisis is over. Having conducted more than 2,000 interviews with global leaders and personally surviving cancer twice, Savio understands that while organizations often recover operationally, leaders don't always recover mentally. Through his Adaptive Resilience Leadership framework, he helps leaders regain clarity, make better decisions under pressure, and avoid the silent decline in performance that often follows prolonged adversity. His message reminds us that resilience isn't just about surviving difficult seasons—it's about leading well because of them. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok!

  7. Sep 27

    Episode 17 : Liz Mbwambo

    Today's guest is Liz Mbwambo, entrepreneur, marketing strategist, and founder of an agency built on one simple principle: businesses deserve honest marketing that actually works. After spending years managing millions of dollars in media budgets for brands ranging from national household names to local businesses, Liz gained an insider's perspective on how agencies operate—and why so many companies are sold strategies that don't truly serve them. Walking away from a successful six-figure career, she bootstrapped her own agency from the ground up with no investors and no safety net, driven by the conviction that integrity, transparency, and results should define every client relationship. Today, she helps businesses grow through smarter marketing and stronger leadership. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok!

  8. Sep 20

    Episode : 16 Jeanne Omlor

    Today's guest is Jeanne Omlor, a business coach, entrepreneur, and speaker whose story is a powerful reminder that our greatest limitations often exist in our own minds. After rebuilding her life as a single mother and starting her business from scratch, Jeanne learned how to silence self-doubt, overcome fear, and replace limiting beliefs with intentional action. Today, she helps entrepreneurs and leaders break through the mental barriers that keep them from reaching their full potential. Her message is both practical and inspiring: when you change the way you think, you change the trajectory of your life and leadership. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok!

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The Leadership Evolution Podcast (LEP) explores the real journey of founders and leaders as they grow, let go, and build what outlives them. Hosted by Luke Mickelson, founder of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, LEP dives into the challenges of scaling organizations, navigating Founder’s Syndrome, and evolving from builder to legacy leader.  Through honest conversations and practical insights, this podcast helps leaders understand the emotional and strategic shifts required to move from control to impact. If you're a founder, executive, or aspiring leader ready to grow beyond yourself and create lasting influence, this podcast is for you. Build what outlives you.

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