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The Quantum Blueprint: Align Your Energy. Unlock Your Power. Lead With Purpose, with Samantha Baltadonis Oct 28, 2026

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In this podcast interview, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Samantha Baltadonis about her book, The Quantum Blueprint: Align Your Energy. Unlock Your Power. Lead With Purpose. Samantha Baltadonis is an Organization Development practitioner, transformation coach, and systems strategist who bridges personal transformation with leadership and organizational excellence. Her signature system, Quantum Strategy, empowers human-centered leadership and business practices. With more than a decade of experience leading transformational change in one of the top Fortune 500 companies, Samantha specializes in blending energy, strategy, and execution to create regenerative change. Her work contributes to the next evolution of leadership, blending systems thinking, energetics, and strategy to redefine how influence is understood and applied in a dynamic world. She is also the best-selling author of The Quantum Blueprint.

Being More Human in the Hiring Process, with Kristina Wright Oct 21, 2026

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Kristina Wright about being more human in the hiring process.

Kristina Wright is a senior leader in higher education and career development, dedicated to ensuring every student has an accessible path to a fulfilling career. As the Director of Career & Professional Development at the Gies College of Business, she leads an integrated team focused on implementing the Career Ecosystem Framework—a structured model that moves beyond "career everywhere" as a concept by embedding career readiness across curriculum, student experiences, and employer partnerships. Under her leadership, classroom integration has expanded by 60%, curriculum has been aligned with labor market insights, and equitable access to career education has been scaled to serve all 3,900 students. With a data-informed, innovative approach that leverages AI resources, competency-based learning, and deep corporate engagement, Kristina is reshaping how institutions prepare students for the evolving world of work.

The Intersection of Internal Culture and External Mission Shape How You Lead, with Cheryl Yuran Oct 14, 2026

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Cheryl Yuran about the intersection of internal culture and external mission shape how you lead.

Cheryl Yuran is a community builder. That's to say, she's long mastered the skill of ensuring every voice in the room is heard and considered without losing sight of the bigger picture. It's a skill that serves her well in her current role as Chief Human Resources Officer for Absorb Software. Before joining Absorb Software, Cheryl served as CHRO at Plex Systems, falling in love with the software industry while leading the cloud-based manufacturing solution provider's HR and people strategy. Prior to Plex Systems, Cheryl held senior HR roles across multiple industries and disciplines. The common thread among her roles has been a close tie to business operations and enabling success. Cheryl loves to unwind spending time with friends and family, going to new restaurants, concerts and cheering on the Michigan State Spartans at nearly any sporting event. Cheryl holds a Bachelor of Arts in employee relations and psychology from Michigan State University.

New Data Suggests Immigration Policy is Slowing Jobs Market, with Guy Berger Oct 08, 2026

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In this podcast episode, I talk with Guy Berger about new data that suggests that immigration policy is slowing the jobs market. See Homebase's Main Street Health Report here: https://www.joinhomebase.com/data/september-2026-main-street-health-report

Guy Berger is a macroeconomist with expertise in US labor markets. Aside from his role as Chief Economist at Homebase, he is currently Senior Advisor on Labor Markets at Access/Macro. He was previously the Principal Economist at LinkedIn, and has also worked as an economist at Bank of America and the Royal Bank of Scotland. His work includes the creation of novel economic indicators, the development of models linking the macroeconomy to business performance, and the design of economic reports. His commentary has been featured frequently in the media, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Marketplace, CNBC, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance, and Axios. Guy holds a doctorate in economics from Yale University.

From Rainmaker to Architect of Your Business, with Bradley Hamner Oct 07, 2026

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Bradley Hamner about moving from from rainmaker to architect of your business.

Bradley is the founder and CEO of BlueprintOS, creator of The S.C.A.L.E. Assessment, author of S.C.A.L.E, and host of the Above The Business Podcast. He guides small business owners doing between $300K to $3M in annual revenue to transition from being the Rainmaker – where everything depends on them – to becoming the Architect of a scalable, self-sustaining, and profitable business. The ultimate outcome? Business owners have a successful business that creates the freedom and flexibility they desired from the start.

Don't React, Act: Business Crisis Communication Made Simple, with Lea Greene Sep 30, 2026

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Lea Greene about her book, "Don't React, Act: Business Crisis Communication Made Simple."

Lea Greene spent her Air Force career telling the truth on deadline. As a broadcast journalist for American Forces Network, she reported from Korea, Germany, Bosnia, and Iraq. She later served seven years as a base spokesperson with final release authority over worldwide RQ-4 Global Hawk operations. Today she helps business leaders stay human, think clearly, and build trust in an AI-driven world. She owns Top Ten Communication and she teaches AI to business owners, chambers, and public information officers. Her message to leaders is short. Every hard moment is a communication moment. The tools keep changing. The trust problem does not.

Unlocking Innovation with "A Better Way" Framework, with Leslie Holman Sep 23, 2026

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Leslie Holman about unlocking innovation in your organization.

Leslie Holman believes there is a better way to live, lead, and work—and she’s spent the last 13 years proving it. As the Owner & CEO of Pinnacle Performance Group, she leads a boutique consulting firm that helps organizations turn bold plans into recognized value. Prior to Pinnacle, Leslie spent many years watching companies who had strategies, but no way to execute on them. Enter Pinnacle, where her team partners with executives to ensure strategy becomes tangible, measurable outcomes across the business. Leslie’s deeper purpose took shape when she purchased Pinnacle with a vision to transform it into a living experiment in a more human, sustainable way of working. After years in corporate and consulting environments where excellence often demanded personal sacrifice, she set out to design a model where people could do meaningful, high-impact work without breaking themselves in the process. Today, Pinnacle operates as a whole-person, future-of-work laboratory—demonstrating that exceptional results come from honoring the full humanity of the people doing the work.

Creating a Culture Where People Love Coming to Work, with Brandon Matthews Sep 16, 2026

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Brandon Matthews about creating a culture where people love coming to work!

Brandon Matthews is helping organizations build workplace cultures where people feel valued, inspired, and fully engaged. He has worked with global brands including Apple, Whirlpool, and AT&T, as well as small organizations helping people love the work they do, where they do it, and who they do it with. Brandon is also the host of The Mind Your Business Podcast. He is known for his practical, engaging, and humor-driven delivery style.

Jobs Report: As Hiring Slows, America Works CEO Explains Impact on Vulnerable Job Seekers, with Dr. Lee Bowes Aug 26, 2026

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Dr. Lee Bowes about the jobs report and slowing hiring.

Dr. Lee Bowes is the Chief Executive Officer of America Works, a private workforce development organization founded in 1984. She joined the company in 1987 and co-developed the "Work First" theory, which emphasizes private-sector employment as the primary path out of poverty. Founded in 1984, America Works is a national workforce development organization committed to delivering real jobs, real support, and real results. With more than 30 million clients serving across 50+ states, America Works helps job seekers overcome employment barriers through rapid placement, individualized support, and employer partnerships. The organization places clients on average in about seven weeks and maintains a retention rate of more than 70%, reflecting its performance-based approach to workforce success. Learn more atamericaworks.com/about.

Turning Strategy Into Results, with Ganzorig Ulziibayar Aug 12, 2026

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In this podcast interview, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Ganzorig Ulziibayar about turning strategy into results.

Ganzorig grew up herding on the Mongolian steppe, the same landscape that produced history's most effective strategists. He pursued fifteen years of independent research into the subconscious foundations of strategic judgment. He became a CEO at twenty-seven and has spent two decades building companies and teaching strategy. He is a Founder of the Education Reform Movement, the founding chairman of Mandal Financial Group, a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and Founder of the World Financial History Museum, which houses more than one thousand artifacts spanning two millennia.

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