Sustainable Leadership and Disruptive Growth David Radlo

In the second part of the podcast, Melanie van de Velde, the author of "Lead Like a Genius," a pioneering common sense voice, delves into the profound influence of a company's values on talent acquisition. Drawing from her extensive experience in sustainability and leadership, Melanie explores how aligning organizational values with prospective employees' personal beliefs fosters a culture of purpose-driven innovation and attracts top talent committed to driving positive change. Moreover, Melanie addresses a pressing environmental issue highlighted in part one: the marine plastic crisis affecting over 200 species globally. She shines a spotlight on Sweden's innovative approach to waste elimination within their supply chain. Melanie provides insights into how such initiatives can serve as a blueprint for businesses worldwide seeking to adopt sustainable practices and combat pressing environmental challenges. Join us for an insightful discussion that explores the intersection of corporate values, talent acquisition, and sustainable supply chain management.

Join David this week as he sits down with Melanie van de Velde, a pioneering common sense voice in the fight against climate change, pollution, poverty, and social injustice. As the founder of Big Tree Global, Melanie has empowered business leaders and students worldwide with groundbreaking insights on tackling humanity's greatest sustainability challenges. Her award-winning research, nominated by Cambridge University, uncovers the "genius" factor behind initiatives achieving an astounding 200-400% greater impact while driving incremental cash flow and growth for-profit and non-profit entities alike. Melanie's latest book, "Lead Like a Genius," takes readers on an inspirational journey to outgrow the competition while transforming our world for the better. A true visionary leader, Melanie shares her trailblazing strategies for driving sustainable change and disruptive growth. Don't miss this illuminating conversation that will inspire you to embrace your inner genius and become an agent of positive change.

After recounting her against-the-odds journey to Olympic gold, in the episode's second half Nikki shares how the mental fortitude and resilience of an elite athlete can be applied to overcoming challenges and setbacks in everyday life. Drawing on her experiences recovering from injury and intense training to reach the pinnacle of her sport, Nikki provides inspiring perspectives on maintaining focus, bouncing back from disappointment, and believing in one's ability to achieve goals. She also discusses some of the key principles that now guide her work as a coach and as a parent, helping develop grit, courage, and strength of character in others. Tune in for an uplifting and practical conversation on how Nikki's gold-medal mindset can help us all strive for excellence.

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David welcomes Olympic gold medalist Nikki Stone to the show this week on Sustainable Leadership and Disruptive Growth. In this inspiring episode, listeners will hear the story of how Nikki made history in 1998 as the first American to win gold in inverted aerial skiing, just two years after suffering a spinal injury that left her unable to walk. Now retired from competition, Nikki shares how she overcame the odds through perseverance and determination, and discusses her current work coaching athletes, partnering with charities, and using her incredible life story to motivate others. Tune in for an uplifting conversation about reaching one's full human potential, leading through adversity, and making a positive difference in the lives of others.

We honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a special encore discussion on leadership, civil rights, and moving forward together. Acclaimed neurosurgeon and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson joins David to share his unique perspectives on race, community, faith, and equality in America. Dr. Carson reflects on our nation’s progress since the civil rights movement while weighing in on today's challenges. He calls for common-ground solutions to issues like border policy, healthcare, and more. From uplifting personal stories to insightful commentary on respecting our differences, this powerful conversation provides inspiration to carry on Dr. King’s legacy.

TRANSCRIPTION (AI transcription software was sued to convert spoken language into written text)David: I'm honored to be joined this week by Dr. Ben Carson. Ben is a groundbreaking neurosurgeon who served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. You might recall he was also a candidate for president in the 2016 Republican primaries. Currently, he's the chairman of the American Cornerstone Institute and an author of several books, including his new and most timely book, Created Equal.Mr. Secretary, Dr. Carson. Welcome to the podcast.Ben: Thank you. I'm delighted to be with you in yourDavid: books gifted hands and created equal. You shared some of your humble beginnings and background arising from poverty in Detroit and Boston, including incidents of clear racism with threats to schooling, playing football and honors received.You also mentioned how you were able to get some surprising, mystical and extraordinary gifts. A note after falling asleep, traveling with your wife, Candy going 90 miles an hour in a car earlier in your life. Our dream helped you through a key test while at Yale. In addition, as well as the difficult surgeries and political tax on faith.Dr. Martin Luther King said, trouble will come upon you. Disappointment will rain on your door. Like a tidal wave. If you don't have a deep and patient faith. It ain't gonna make it. How important has faith been in your life? And how has it navigated you through such as these difficult situations into becoming the expert worldwide neurosurgeon that handled conjoined twins and other extraordinarily difficult situations?Ben: I would dare say that I couldn't do any of that without the incredible faith that has brought me through so many trials. I hearken back to The fact that I had a horrible temper and I would just go fly off the handle and want to seek revenge, harm people, regardless of the consequences. It was after such an incident where I tried to stab another teenager with a camping knife that I was locked in the bathroom and I was thinking about my life.I turned things around academically very significantly, but I knew I would never achieve my dream of becoming a doctor with a temper like that. I would end up in jail, reform school, or the grave, and I just said, Lord, I can't control my temper. And there was a Bible there, and I picked it up, and there were all these verses in the book of Proverbs about anger, and also about fools, and it all seemed like they were written about me.For three hours, I prayed and contemplated and read, and it dawned on me during that time, it was always about me, my, and I. Somebody did this to me, they took my thing, I want this. I said, if you learn how to step out of the center of the equation, let it be about somebody else. You won't be angry. That was the last day I had an angry outburst.And I recognized at that point, God was real. He was more than somebody you learned about in church. And it really changed my life. And I began to really depend on him at that point in time. And it's been something that has gotten me through so many trials. When I was a first year medical student.I did poorly on the first set of comprehensive exams, and I was sent to see my counselor who said, You seem like a very intelligent young man. I...

In the episode's riveting second half, General Tata dives deeper into his expert geopolitical and military threat assessment, analyzing rising dangers from adversarial nations and terrorist groups. He spotlights his #1 leadership lesson learned over his decorated three-decade army career—one applicable to both the battlefield and the boardroom. General Tata also lets listeners in on the secret sauce behind his bestselling action thriller novels that have propelled him to the top of the genre. However, Tata expresses concern that the recent Hamas attack on Israel could inspire domestic attacks within the US as well. With insider military experience combating extremist groups abroad, he assesses the ideological threats incubating inside America today. Tune in to hear General Tata's unique blend of leadership wisdom, geostrategic analysis, and fiction writing secrets, as well as his assessment of threats both foreign and domestic. The second half of this week's episode of Sustainable Leadership & Disruptive Growth is one listeners dare not miss.