Brent Gleeson; Navy SEAL and Author of “Taking Point” and “Embrace the Suck”

Brent Gleeson; Navy SEAL and Author of “Taking Point” and “Embrace the Suck”

Video version About the Podcast Today I invite back to “State of Readiness”, Brent Gleeson, a Navy SEAL combat veteran and serial entrepreneur. In addition to being a best-selling author of “Taking Point” and his new release, “Embrace the Suck“, Brent has leveraged the principles of leadership, discipline, accountability and resiliency learned in training and…

Carey ‘Vixen’ Lohrenz; US Navy F-14 Fighter Pilot, Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Author

Carey ‘Vixen’ Lohrenz; US Navy F-14 Fighter Pilot, Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Author

Video version About the Podcast My guest today is Carey ‘Vixen’ Lohrenz and was one of the first female F-14 fighter pilots in the United States Navy; call-sign Vixen. Given her experiences, she knows well that inconsistent execution in fast-moving, dynamic environments can generate catastrophic results. Carey has translated her training, leadership, and strategy experience…

David Light; President, Certainty Resources, Ltd.

David Light; President, Certainty Resources, Ltd.

Video version About the Podcast My guest today is Dave Light, owner of Certainty Resources Limited and author of the book, “The Certainty Principle”. We start this episode by exploring David’s meandering journey and how each opportunity, with some tenacity and focus, led him to the next. But his personal transformational moment, the one that…

Brian Strobel – VP of Corporate Quality @ Sierra Nevada Corporation

Brian Strobel – VP of Corporate Quality @ Sierra Nevada Corporation

Video version About the Podcast Today I invite Brian Strobel, VP of Corporate Quality at Sierra Nevada Corporation (the aerospace company, not the beer guys) and author of the upcoming book, “Pursuing Excellence: A Values-Based, Systems Approach to Help Companies Become More Resilient” (2021), in addition to his previous book, “Leading Change from Within: A…

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Philip Holt; Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence, GKN Aerospace.

About the podcast We welcome Philip Holt, Vice President of Operational Excellence at GKN Aerospace, for a conversation.  We start off the program discussing Philip’s two books, “Leading with Lean” and “The Simplicity of Lean”; the latter having won the Bronze Medal in the Axiom Book Awards.  We take a walk in Philip’s shoes for…