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S5:E156🎙️ LIVE 🇪🇸 Leadership Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2026 Champions: System Over SuperstarsLeadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ Season 5 | Episode 156
As the world celebrates 🇪🇸 Spain’s victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, let’s explore a question that goes far beyond football:
What can championship teams teach us about leadership?
Join me for the next episode of the Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ, where we’ll examine how Spain’s World Cup triumph provides powerful leadership lessons for military leaders, cybersecurity professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, coaches, and anyone committed to building high-performing teams.
This episode is based on my latest LinkedIn article:
📖 “🇪🇸 Leadership Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2026 Champions”https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leadership-lessons-from-fifa-world-cup-2026-champions-9es1c
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💡 What You Will Learn
⚽ Why systems consistently outperform superstars in sustained high performance.
🤝 How to build a culture of trust, teamwork, and shared purpose that enables ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary results.
🌱 Why the greatest leaders focus on developing future leaders, not creating followers.
🛡️ How resilient organizations prepare before crises occur rather than simply reacting to them.
🏆 Why culture always outperforms talent when talented people fail to work together.
🌍 How representation, belonging, and leadership development expand what future generations believe is possible.
📖 Timeless leadership wisdom from General Stan McChrystal, Dr. John C. Maxwell, and biblical principles from Ecclesiastes, Romans, Philippians, and 1 Corinthians that continue to shape high-performing teams today.
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📅 Mark Your Calendars!
Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZSeason 5 | Episode 156
📅 Monday, July 20, 2026⏰ 2:00 PM PT (San Francisco) | 5:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion
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🌎 Where are you tuning in from?Drop your city, state, province, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got a leadership question for Coach BZ?Post it below, and I’ll answer it LIVE during the show!
❤️ Tag someone who would benefit from this conversation.
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After the podcast, I’d love to hear from you:
✅ What are your three biggest takeaways?
✅ What leadership insight challenged your thinking the most?
✅ What is one action you will put into practice this week to strengthen your team, your organization, or your leadership?
I look forward to learning with you as we explore why the greatest leaders don’t create superstars—they create systems where everyone has the opportunity to become one.
Mission First. People Always. System Over Superstars.
#Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #WorldCup2026 #FIFA #Spain #Teamwork #OrganizationalLeadership #Culture #HighPerformanceTeams #ServantLeadership #TeamOfTeams #StanMcChrystal #JohnMaxwell #MilitaryLeadership #CyberLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #Resilience #WinningCulture #Coaching #CoachBZ

S5:E155🎙️ LIVE with Mildred TalabiLeadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ, Season 5 | Episode 155
From Expertise to Extra Income: How to Build a Business Without Leaving Your Day Job🎙️ Mark Your Calendars!📅 Friday, July 17, 2026⏰ 7:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 10:00 AM ET (Washington, D.C.) | 3:00 PM GMT (Dartford, England, UK)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
I’m excited to welcome Mildred Talabi—LinkedIn Top Voice, author, speaker, entrepreneur, former journalist, and founder of the Start Being Visible movement.
For years, Mildred has helped professionals—especially women—transform their expertise into influence, opportunities, and career growth by building authentic personal brands on LinkedIn. With more than 50,000 followers, four published books, and a global community of leaders, she has become one of the most trusted voices on professional visibility and personal branding.
Her message is simple, yet transformative:
“The difference between being knowledgeable and being an expert is visibility.”— Thomas J. Stanley
If you’ve ever wondered why talented professionals are overlooked while others consistently earn promotions, speaking invitations, leadership opportunities, and new clients, this conversation is for you.
🎯 What You Will Learn…
✅ Why you don’t have to quit your day job to become an entrepreneur—and how to build a profitable business alongside your career.
✅ How to identify the expertise, skills, and experiences people will gladly pay you for.
✅ The biggest myths that prevent talented professionals—especially women—from creating additional income and financial freedom.
✅ Why failure isn’t the opposite of success—it’s the pathway to wisdom, resilience, and entrepreneurial growth.
✅ How to stop trading time for money and instead charge for the value you create.
✅ Practical steps to validate a business idea, find your first paying client, and launch before everything feels “perfect.”
✅ Why “done is better than perfect” and how overcoming perfectionism accelerates success.
✅ How faith, purpose, and confidence can help you overcome fear, imposter syndrome, and self-doubt.
✅ Why knowing your value is essential for negotiating salaries, pricing your services, and advocating for yourself with confidence.
✅ How AI can become a powerful business tool without replacing your authentic voice or unique expertise.
✅ Why meaningful conversations—not expensive websites or logos—are often the fastest path to building a successful business.
✅ How to create greater financial freedom, more choices, and a lasting legacy by transforming your existing expertise into extra income.
✨ Bonus: Discover the key lessons from Mildred Talabi’s bestselling book, Start Being Visible, and learn why visibility remains a powerful accelerator for attracting opportunities, building credibility, and growing both your career and your business.
Whether you’re an aspiring leader, military professional transitioning to civilian life, entrepreneur, executive, or someone looking to expand your professional influence, you’ll leave this conversation with actionable insights you can begin applying immediately.
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership, networking, LinkedIn, or personal branding questions for Mildred? Post them below—we’ll answer as many as we can LIVE during the show!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways after watching the episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership or personal branding insight you’ll apply this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, military service member, mentor, entrepreneur, or emerging leader who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccessPodcast #CoachBZ #MildredTalabi #StartBeingVisible #Leadership #PersonalBranding #LinkedIn #ExecutivePresence #CareerDevelopment #WomenInLeadership #Networking #ProfessionalDevelopment #ThoughtLeadership #Influence #ExecutiveLeadership #Veterans #MilitaryLeadership #ContinuousLearning #ServeLeadInspire

S5:E154🎙️ LIVE with 🇺🇸AMERICA 250: Leadership Lessons From the Gettysburg AddressLeadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZSeason 5 | Episode 154 | LIVE
As America celebrates her 250th birthday, we pause to reflect on one of the most influential leadership speeches ever delivered.
President Abraham Lincoln’s 272-word Gettysburg Address was far more than a dedication speech—it was a masterclass in leadership, strategic communication, moral courage, and visionary leadership during one of the darkest moments in our nation’s history.
Join me as we explore the timeless leadership principles that continue to shape military commanders, business executives, public servants, and emerging leaders more than 160 years later.
This special episode is based on my latest LinkedIn article:
🇺🇸 America 250: Leadership Lessons From the Gettysburg Addresshttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/america-250-leadership-lessons-from-gettysburg-zinga--9ua3c/
📅 Wednesday, July 15, 2026⏰ 9:00 AM PT (San Francisco) | 12:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion
🎯 What You’ll Learn
✅ Why Lincoln chose the Declaration of Independence instead of the Constitution as the foundation of his speech—and why every leader should understand the difference.
✅ The six timeless leadership principles hidden within just 272 words that continue to inspire leaders around the world.
✅ Why great leaders reconnect people to purpose before they focus on execution.
✅ How to communicate with extraordinary clarity by mastering the power of brevity.
✅ The importance of transforming setbacks, sacrifice, and adversity into renewed commitment and “unfinished work.”
✅ Why humility—not ego—is the hallmark of exceptional leadership.
✅ How Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and the Reconstruction Amendments reshaped America’s understanding of freedom, citizenship, and equality.
✅ Why the commissioning of the Golden Thirteen on March 19, 1944, forever changed the history of the United States Navy—and ultimately made my own journey to serving as a Commander possible.
✅ Practical leadership lessons for aspiring Naval officers, cybersecurity leaders, and professionals preparing to lead teams through uncertainty and change.
Whether you’re preparing for command, transitioning from an individual contributor into leadership, or simply striving to become a better servant leader, this conversation is for you.
As Lincoln reminded us, every generation inherits “the unfinished work.”
The question is:
What unfinished work has been entrusted to you?
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🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got a leadership question for Coach BZ? Post it below—I will answer as many as I can LIVE during the show!
❤️ Tag someone who would benefit from this conversation.
After the episode, come back and share:
✅ What are your three biggest takeaways?
✅ Which leadership insight challenged your thinking the most?
✅ What is one lesson you will intentionally put into practice this week?
Your insights may inspire someone else’s leadership journey.
I look forward to seeing you LIVE!
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #America250 #GettysburgAddress #Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #USNavy #CommandLeadership #Cybersecurity #StrategicLeadership #ServantLeadership #GoldenThirteen #Mentorship #ProfessionalDevelopment #LeadWithPurpose #MissionFirst #LifelongLearning

S5:E153🎙️ LIVE with Lisa DavisLeadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZSeason 5, Episode 153
Mark Your Calendars!📅 Tuesday, July 14, 2026⏰ 1:00 PM PT (San Francisco/San Diego, CA) | 4:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
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I’m excited to welcome Lisa Davis to the Leadership & Success Podcast!
Lisa is an accomplished Board Director, former Fortune 100 executive, Global CIO, AI transformation leader, keynote speaker, and #1 Amazon Bestselling Author of The Only Woman in the Room: How to Win in a Workplace (Still!) Built for Men.
Over the course of her remarkable career, Lisa has led enterprise transformation across government, higher education, healthcare, and the technology industry, serving in executive leadership roles with organizations including Intel, Blue Shield of California, Georgetown University, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Department of Defense. Today, she advises boards and executive teams on AI adoption, digital transformation, cybersecurity, and leadership through her firm, Davis Core Advisory.
Our conversation is titled:
From CIO to Boardroom: Leading with Conviction in the Age of AI
Whether you’re a current executive, an aspiring leader, a board member, or simply passionate about leadership, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
What You Will Learn
✅ How exceptional leaders drive digital transformation—not just technology implementation
✅ Why AI is fundamentally a leadership challenge, not simply a technology initiative
✅ What boards expect from today’s CIOs and technology executives
✅ How to build trust, influence, and credibility during periods of rapid change
✅ Lisa’s framework for leading with conviction in the Age of AI
✅ Practical advice for executives pursuing board service
✅ Lessons from Lisa’s new #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Only Woman in the Room
✅ Why authenticity, grit, resilience, and courage remain humanity’s greatest competitive advantages
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💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you’re grateful for today?
💬 Have a question about leadership, AI, digital transformation, board leadership, or career growth? Post it below—we may answer it LIVE during the show!
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👇 Your Turn
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’ll apply this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, technology leader, board member, junior military officer, cybersecurity professional, or teammate who would benefit from this conversation.
I look forward to seeing you LIVE!
#Leadership #LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #LisaDavis #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalTransformation #BoardLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #Cybersecurity #CIO #WomenInLeadership #WomenInSTEM #TechnologyLeadership #Innovation #ServantLeadership #Podcast #LinkedInLive #LeadershipDevelopment #TheOnlyWomanInTheRoom

S5:152🎙️ LIVE with Coach Kevin Wayne Johnson, D.H.L. (Hon.), DoD (GS-15, Ret.)Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ – Season 5:Episode 152Leadership with a Servant’s Heart
Maxwell Leadership Certified Coach | Executive Coach | Best-Selling Author | Ordained Minister | Founder & CEO, The Johnson Leadership Group
📅 Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2026⏰ Time: 8:00 AM PT (San Francisco) | 11:00 AM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
Leadership is often measured by titles, authority, and results.
But what if the greatest leaders are remembered not for the power they held—but for the people they served?
Join me for an inspiring conversation with Coach Kevin Wayne Johnson, whose extraordinary 34-year career as a senior Department of Defense leader, combined with his work as an executive coach, pastor, bestselling author, and Maxwell Leadership Certified Coach, has equipped thousands of leaders to lead with humility, character, and purpose.
Kevin’s life mission is simple yet profound:
Know Better. Do Better. Lead Better.
Whether you’re leading Sailors, cybersecurity teams, government organizations, businesses, nonprofits, ministries, or your own family, this conversation will challenge you to rethink what it truly means to lead with a servant’s heart.
🎯 What You’ll Learn
✅ Why servant leadership is a competitive advantage in today’s organizations
✅ How to build trust, influence, and credibility that lasts
✅ Practical lessons from leading across government, the Department of Defense, and ministry
✅ How leadership begins at home before it reaches the workplace
✅ Why humility is one of the strongest leadership qualities—not a weakness
✅ The leadership principles behind Kevin’s award-winning Leadership with a Servant’s Heart book series
✅ How faith, purpose, and service shaped his Give God the Glory! series and lifelong leadership journey
✅ Actionable strategies every aspiring and seasoned leader can apply immediately
Whether you’re an aspiring leader, a military officer, cybersecurity professional, executive, entrepreneur, educator, coach, or someone simply striving to make a greater impact, this episode is for you.
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💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Have a leadership question for Coach Kevin? Post it below, and we’ll answer it LIVE during the show!
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👇 Your Turn
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one servant leadership principle you’re committed to applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior military officer, cybersecurity professional, mentor, or teammate who would benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
Together, let’s continue building leaders who inspire trust, serve with humility, and leave a legacy that lasts.
#Leadership #LeadershipAndSuccessPodcast #CoachBZ #ServantLeadership #KevinWayneJohnson #JohnMaxwell #MaxwellLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #MilitaryLeadership #CyberLeadership #ExecutiveCoaching #FaithAndLeadership #PersonalGrowth #KnowBetterDoBetterLeadBetter #LeadToServe #Mentorship #CharacterMatters #PeopleFirst #LeadershipWithAServantsHeart

S31:E26AI RECAP🎙️ LIVE AWLL From Proverbs — Chapter 26🚨 LIVE AI RECAP — 10-Minute Leadership Breakdown 🚨
🎙️ Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ📘 Season 31, Episode 26AI RECAP
Ancient Wisdom & Leadership Lessons from the Book of Proverbs — Chapter 26
This powerful episode is based on my latest LinkedIn article:👉 “Ancient Wisdom & Leadership Lessons from the Book of Proverbs — Chapter 26”(https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ancient-wisdom-leadership-lessons-from-book-proverbs-bob-fabien-bz--mlpvc)
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🧠 Hosted by AI Agents: Joe AI & Beth AI🎯 Your 10-Minute Highlight Breakdown — Built for Busy Leaders
⏰ Busy schedule? We’ve got you.📅 Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026⏰ Time: 6:30 AM PT (San Francisco) | 9:30 AM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn
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🎯 What You Will Learn — Proverbs Chapter 26
In this episode, we explore:✅ Why discernment is one of the most critical leadership skills✅ How foolish conflict and emotional reactions erode credibility✅ Why humility and teachability sustain long-term influence✅ The hidden dangers of gossip, flattery, and passive-aggressive communication✅ How leaders distinguish caution from fear-driven inaction✅ Practical coaching reflections to strengthen wisdom, judgment, and emotional discipline
“Proverbs 26 reminds us that leadership is not proven by how loudly we react—but by how wisely we choose when to engage, when to speak, and when to walk away.”
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💬 Join the Conversation LIVE!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country below!🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got a leadership question for Coach BZ?Type it in the comments — I’ll answer it LIVE during the show!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?➡️ What’s one leadership insight you will apply this week?
Share your thoughts below so others can learn and grow with you.
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❤️ Tag a leader who needs this message.
Let’s grow together — from the deckplates to the boardroom to the digital battlefield.
#Leadership #Proverbs21 #CoachBZ #ServantLeadership #MilitaryLeadership #CyberLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #DecisionMaking #Integrity #GrowthMindset

S5:E151🎙️ LIVE with CDR Arthur Billingsley, USN (Ret.)Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 152
Truth, Technology, and Leadership: Making Better Decisions in an Age of Complexity
Some leaders build technology.
Some leaders build organizations.
Some leaders build people.
Commander Arthur Billingsley, USN (Ret.) has spent a lifetime doing all three.
Join me for an inspiring conversation with Arthur Billingsley—retired U.S. Navy Commander, engineer, executive, educator, entrepreneur, pilot, author, and Founder & President of COGNOSCERE LLC. With more than 35 years of leadership spanning military service, defense acquisition, enterprise technology, AI governance, and higher education, Arthur is helping shape how leaders make better decisions in an increasingly complex world.
Together, we’ll explore the intersection of leadership, artificial intelligence, history, and decision-making—and why truth, critical thinking, and integrity remain indispensable in the age of AI.
📅 Mark Your Calendars!
Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZSeason 5 | Episode 152 🎙️ LIVE with CDR Arthur Billingsley, USN (Ret.)
📅 Friday, July 10, 2026⏰ 12:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 3:00 PM ET (Jacksonville, FL)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
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💡 What You Will Learn
✅ Leadership lessons from a distinguished Navy Commander, technology executive, and educator
✅ Why better leadership begins with better decision-making
✅ How AI is transforming leadership—and why human judgment still matters
✅ The importance of Decision Stewardship and explainable AI in today’s organizations
✅ Leadership insights from Arthur’s books:
* American Myths, American Realities: From Reckoning to Reconstruction* Letter To My Children: The Journey Prism Manual
✅ Why understanding history helps leaders navigate today’s most complex challenges
✅ How leaders can pursue truth with courage, humility, and integrity—even when conversations become uncomfortable
✅ Practical advice for military officers, cybersecurity professionals, engineers, and emerging leaders preparing to lead in an AI-powered future
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📚 About My Guest
Arthur Billingsley is a retired U.S. Navy Commander, former Engineering Duty Officer, technology executive, professor, FAA-certified pilot, author, and founder of COGNOSCERE LLC. Throughout his remarkable career, he has led major Department of Defense technology initiatives, taught engineering and computer science, advised executive leaders, and developed innovative frameworks for AI governance, decision intelligence, and strategic leadership.
His work challenges leaders to think beyond technology—and focus on building organizations capable of making trustworthy, explainable, and mission-driven decisions.
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💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Have a leadership, AI, history, or cybersecurity question for Arthur? Post it below—we’ll answer as many as we can LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, cybersecurity professional, or teammate who would benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #Podcast #USNavy #Veterans #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Cybersecurity #DecisionIntelligence #DecisionStewardship #InformationWarfare #MilitaryLeadership #EmergingLeaders #ProfessionalDevelopment #History #NationalSecurity #CriticalThinking #ArthurBillingsley #COGNOSCERE #TruthTechnologyLeadership

S5:E151🎙️ LIVE with CDR Arthur Billingsley, USN (Ret.)Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 152
Truth, Technology, and Leadership: Making Better Decisions in an Age of Complexity
Some leaders build technology.
Some leaders build organizations.
Some leaders build people.
Commander Arthur Billingsley, USN (Ret.) has spent a lifetime doing all three.
Join me for an inspiring conversation with Arthur Billingsley—retired U.S. Navy Commander, engineer, executive, educator, entrepreneur, pilot, author, and Founder & President of COGNOSCERE LLC. With more than 35 years of leadership spanning military service, defense acquisition, enterprise technology, AI governance, and higher education, Arthur is helping shape how leaders make better decisions in an increasingly complex world.
Together, we’ll explore the intersection of leadership, artificial intelligence, history, and decision-making—and why truth, critical thinking, and integrity remain indispensable in the age of AI.
📅 Mark Your Calendars!
Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZSeason 5 | Episode 152 🎙️ LIVE with CDR Arthur Billingsley, USN (Ret.)
📅 Friday, July 10, 2026⏰ 12:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 3:00 PM ET (Jacksonville, FL)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
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💡 What You Will Learn
✅ Leadership lessons from a distinguished Navy Commander, technology executive, and educator
✅ Why better leadership begins with better decision-making
✅ How AI is transforming leadership—and why human judgment still matters
✅ The importance of Decision Stewardship and explainable AI in today’s organizations
✅ Leadership insights from Arthur’s books:
* American Myths, American Realities: From Reckoning to Reconstruction* Letter To My Children: The Journey Prism Manual
✅ Why understanding history helps leaders navigate today’s most complex challenges
✅ How leaders can pursue truth with courage, humility, and integrity—even when conversations become uncomfortable
✅ Practical advice for military officers, cybersecurity professionals, engineers, and emerging leaders preparing to lead in an AI-powered future
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📚 About My Guest
Arthur Billingsley is a retired U.S. Navy Commander, former Engineering Duty Officer, technology executive, professor, FAA-certified pilot, author, and founder of COGNOSCERE LLC. Throughout his remarkable career, he has led major Department of Defense technology initiatives, taught engineering and computer science, advised executive leaders, and developed innovative frameworks for AI governance, decision intelligence, and strategic leadership.
His work challenges leaders to think beyond technology—and focus on building organizations capable of making trustworthy, explainable, and mission-driven decisions.
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💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Have a leadership, AI, history, or cybersecurity question for Arthur? Post it below—we’ll answer as many as we can LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, cybersecurity professional, or teammate who would benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #Podcast #USNavy #Veterans #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Cybersecurity #DecisionIntelligence #DecisionStewardship #InformationWarfare #MilitaryLeadership #EmergingLeaders #ProfessionalDevelopment #History #NationalSecurity #CriticalThinking #ArthurBillingsley #COGNOSCERE #TruthTechnologyLeadership

S5:E150🎙️ Live with Shakita Trigg🚀 Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 150 🎙️ LIVE
From Fortune 100 to AI Leadership: Building Intelligent Infrastructure That Scales
I’m excited to welcome Shakita Trigg to the Leadership & Success Podcast!
Shakita has spent more than two decades leading technology transformation inside some of the world’s most respected companies—including UPS, FedEx, and Amazon—where she managed $2.3 billion in technology operations across 34 countries, led a $1.4 billion acquisition integration, and built systems that generated measurable business impact. Today, as Founder & CEO of Aligned Strategy Partners, she helps organizations bridge the gap between strategy and execution by building AI-ready organizations with governance, clarity, and intelligent infrastructure.
She is also the #1 Amazon bestselling author of Mindvelocity: The Mind Behind the Millions, The Brain Behind the Billions and a contributing author to AI in the Field: The Builders Blueprint, where she introduces her powerful concept of the Strategy-to-Execution Gap and explains why AI doesn’t replace leaders—it exposes them.
Whether you’re leading Sailors, cybersecurity teams, startups, or Fortune 500 organizations, this conversation will challenge how you think about leadership in the age of Artificial Intelligence.
Mark your calendars: Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ S5:E150 🎙️ Live with Shakita Trigg
📅 Date: Friday, July 10, 2026⏰ Time: 10:30 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 12:30 PM CT (Nashville, TN) | 1:30 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
💡 What You Will Learn
✅ Why strategy must come before software in every successful AI initiative
✅ How to close the strategy-to-execution gap that quietly costs organizations time, money, and momentum
✅ The Mindvelocity™ Framework: See It. Score It. Scale It. Sustain It.
✅ Why “Don’t Automate Pretty Garbage” is more than a memorable phrase—it’s a leadership philosophy
✅ How AI is reshaping leadership, governance, and decision-making across every industry
✅ Lessons learned from leading technology transformations at UPS, FedEx, and Amazon
✅ How small and mid-sized businesses can apply Fortune 100 operational discipline to scale with confidence
✅ Why the future belongs to leaders who build intelligent infrastructure, not just adopt AI tools
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Have a leadership, AI, cybersecurity, or career question for Shakita or me? Post it below—we’ll answer as many as we can LIVE during the show!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, entrepreneur, junior officer, cybersecurity professional, or teammate who would benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #DigitalTransformation #BusinessStrategy #Innovation #Cybersecurity #ExecutiveLeadership #WomenInTech #WomenInLeadership #Entrepreneurship #Fortune100 #Mindvelocity #RoadmapIQ #LeadershipAndSuccessPodcast #CoachBZ #MilitaryLeadership #InformationWarfare #LifelongLearning

S5E149🎙️ LIVE with Elisabeth Hendrickson
Leadership & Success with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 149
Building Better Systems, Better Teams, and Better Leaders
📅 Thursday, July 9, 2026⏰ 10:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 1:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion
I’m excited to welcome Elisabeth Hendrickson to the Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ!
Elisabeth is a technology executive, engineering leader, author, speaker, and founder of Curious Duck Digital Laboratory. With more than 30 years of experience in software engineering, quality, and organizational leadership, she has served as VP of R&D, VP of Engineering, and advisor to technology leaders building high-performing teams and sustainable engineering cultures.
Many in the technology community know Elisabeth as the author of the influential Explore It!, a landmark book on exploratory testing that continues to shape how software professionals think about quality and risk. She is also the co-author of the upcoming book Signals & Levers: Systems Thinking Tools to Unblock Software Delivery, which explores how leaders can identify the right signals, improve decision-making, and build organizations that deliver value predictably.
Whether you lead sailors, software engineers, cybersecurity teams, or enterprise organizations, Elisabeth’s leadership philosophy reminds us that technology is powered by people—and great systems enable great people to do their best work.
💡 What You Will Learn
✅ Why great leaders focus on systems instead of simply solving symptoms
✅ How to build engineering cultures rooted in trust, learning, and continuous improvement
✅ The difference between measuring activity and measuring meaningful progress
✅ Leadership lessons from Explore It! that apply far beyond software testing
✅ How systems thinking helps executives make better decisions in today’s AI-driven world
✅ Practical ways to improve collaboration, feedback loops, and organizational resilience
✅ Why better systems ultimately create better teams—and better leaders
As a cybersecurity executive and Information Warfare Commander in the U.S. Navy, I’m especially excited to explore how Elisabeth’s ideas on systems thinking apply not only to software engineering but also to cybersecurity, military leadership, and mission success.
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Have a question for Elisabeth? Post your leadership, engineering, quality, AI, or systems-thinking questions below—we’ll answer as many as we can LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’ll apply this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, engineering leader, cybersecurity professional, junior officer, or teammate who would benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #Leadership #EngineeringLeadership #SystemsThinking #SoftwareEngineering #TechnologyLeadership #Cybersecurity #Agile #DevOps #QualityEngineering #SoftwareTesting #AI #ContinuousImprovement #LeadershipDevelopment #MilitaryLeadership #InformationWarfare #PeopleFirst #CuriousDuck #ExploreIt #SignalsAndLevers

S5:148🎙️ LIVE with Kathryn ChitwoodLeadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ – Season 5, Episode 148
Building Systems That Heal: Leadership, Innovation, and Making Smiles Happen
Mark your calendars!
I’m excited to welcome Kathryn Chitwood—systems architect, entrepreneur, and Founder of the Making Smiles Happen Foundation—for what promises to be a fascinating conversation about leadership, innovation, and the courage to challenge the status quo.
📅 Wednesday, July 8, 2026⏰ 11:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA / Usk, WA) | 2:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion
Kathryn’s leadership journey is anything but conventional. She began her career as a beauty professional and educator before reinventing herself as a nonprofit founder and systems thinker. Inspired by her family’s personal healthcare experience, she founded the Making Smiles Happen Foundation, an organization exploring innovative ways to connect hospitality, technology, and philanthropy to expand access to life-changing oral healthcare.
Her work invites an important leadership question:
What if our greatest opportunities aren’t found by working harder within broken systems—but by reimagining the systems themselves?
Whether you’re leading sailors, cybersecurity teams, startups, nonprofits, or global enterprises, this conversation will challenge you to think differently about innovation, purpose, and service.
💡 What You Will Learn…
✅ How personal adversity can become the foundation for purpose-driven leadership
✅ Why great leaders solve systems—not just symptoms
✅ The power of systems thinking in solving complex organizational challenges
✅ Lessons learned from building a nonprofit from the ground up
✅ How technology, transparency, and trust can strengthen mission-driven organizations
✅ Leadership principles for turning bold ideas into meaningful action
✅ Why innovation often begins with asking better questions
✅ Practical advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, military leaders, and technology professionals seeking to create lasting impact
As a cybersecurity executive and Information Warfare Commander in the U.S. Navy, I’ve learned that leadership isn’t simply about managing today’s operations—it’s about designing better systems for tomorrow. I’m looking forward to exploring Kathryn’s unique perspective on leadership, service, innovation, and building organizations that strive to improve people’s lives.
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💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership or networking questions for Kathryn? Post them below—we’ll answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, entrepreneur, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#Leadership #LeadershipAndSuccessWithCoachBZ #Podcast #Innovation #SystemsThinking #ServantLeadership #Entrepreneurship #TechnologyForGood #Cybersecurity #MilitaryLeadership #HealthcareInnovation #NonprofitLeadership #MakingSmilesHappen #PurposeDrivenLeadership #WomenInLeadership #Mentorship #InformationWarfare #LeadWithPurpose

S5:E147🎙️🇺🇸 America 250 | America’s Aspirational Creed RenewedLIVE on Independence Day!Leadership & Success with Coach BZ, Season 5, Episode 147🇺🇸 America 250 | America’s Aspirational Creed Renewed: Leadership Lessons from the Declaration of Independence
As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, how do we honor our nation’s extraordinary achievements while honestly confronting the times we have fallen short of our highest ideals?
This special Independence Day episode is based on my latest article:
🔗 “🇺🇸 America 250 | America’s Aspirational Creed Renewed: Leadership Lessons from the Declaration of Independence”https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/america-250-americas-aspirational-creed-renewed-from-bob-fabien-bz–p222c/
We’ll explore why true patriotism requires both celebration and truth-telling, and why America’s founding ideals still matter today.
💡 What You Will Learn:✅ Why the Declaration of Independence remains America’s aspirational creed.✅ Why July 4 and Juneteenth are complementary chapters of one national story.✅ Six timeless leadership lessons from America’s founding and ongoing pursuit of a more perfect Union.✅ Why great leaders tell the truth early and confront uncomfortable realities.✅ How to separate enduring principles from imperfect messengers.✅ Why institutions matter more than inspiring rhetoric alone.✅ The importance of honoring service before consensus catches up.✅ How leaders can widen the circle of belonging and practice disciplined hope.✅ What America’s next 250 years demand from each of us as citizens, leaders, and servants.
As an immigrant, naturalized American citizen, cybersecurity executive, and U.S. Navy commander, this episode is deeply personal to me. I believe America’s greatness lies not in perfection, but in our capacity for self-correction, renewal, and recommitment to our highest ideals.
“Patriotism is not diminished by honesty; it is strengthened by it.”
📅 Date: Saturday, July 4, 2026⏰ Time: 5:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 8:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got a leadership question for Coach BZ? Type it below, and I’ll answer it LIVE during the show!
❤️ Tag someone who would benefit from this conversation on leadership, patriotism, and America’s unfinished work.
After the episode, I’d love to hear from you:
👉 What are your three biggest takeaways?👉 What insights have you learned—or been reminded of—that you will put into practice this week?
Let’s celebrate America’s 250th birthday with gratitude, honesty, and renewed resolve to build a more perfect Union.
#America250 #July4th #IndependenceDay #Juneteenth #Leadership #ServantLeadership #MilitaryLeadership #CivicLeadership #Democracy #Patriotism #USNavy #HistoryMatters #BlackHistory #FrederickDouglass #MLK #LeadershipAndSuccessWithCoachBZ

S5:E146🎙️ SGT Alan Lowe, USAF (Vet.)Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ – Season 5:Episode 146 LIVE
🚨 Mark Your Calendars! 🚨
Join me for an inspiring conversation with SGT Alan Lowe, USAF (Vet.), business executive, author, nonprofit founder, and servant leader whose life has been defined by service, integrity, and a commitment to helping others succeed.
🎙️ Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ
S5:E146 – SGT Alan Lowe, USAF (Vet.)
“Why Are You Here? Leadership, Legacy, and Living a Life of Service”
📅 Friday, July 3, 2026⏰ 6:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 9:00 AM ET (Spring, TX)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
Alan Lowe’s journey is a powerful reminder that leadership is not measured by titles or accomplishments alone—it is measured by the lives we impact.
A Vietnam-era U.S. Air Force veteran, successful business executive, published author, and Founder of Helping Hugs For Children, Alan has spent decades helping organizations grow while dedicating his life to empowering vulnerable children and families around the world.
His book, Breakthrough Leadership with Alan Lowe, challenges readers with a profound question:
“Why Are You Here?”
That question became the catalyst for a personal transformation that ultimately led Alan to redefine success through service, purpose, gratitude, and giving back.
What You Will Learn
✅ Leadership lessons from military service and executive leadership
✅ Why trust and integrity are the foundation of leadership
✅ How self-awareness and accountability drive personal transformation
✅ The story behind Breakthrough Leadership with Alan Lowe
✅ Why helping others may be the greatest measure of success
✅ How Helping Hugs For Children is creating opportunities for children around the world
✅ Practical lessons on leadership, family, faith, and legacy
About Our Guest
🇺🇸 U.S. Air Force Vietnam Veteran
📚 Published Author – Breakthrough Leadership with Alan Lowe
❤️ Founder & President – Helping Hugs For Children
🏭 Vice President & Business Executive
🌎 Humanitarian, Mentor, and Advocate for Children Worldwide
This conversation is for leaders at every stage of their journey—from military service members and veterans to executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals seeking greater purpose and impact.
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership, service, or personal growth questions for Alan? Post them below—we may answer them LIVE during the show!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, veteran, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #Leadership #Veterans #USAF #ServantLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #PersonalGrowth #BreakthroughLeadership #HelpingHugsForChildren #NonprofitLeadership #GivingBack #LeadershipMatters #Success #Podcast

S5:E145🎙️ LIVE with C.F. Jackson Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ – Season 5, Episode 145
From Dreamer to Media Mogul: Building a Legacy Through Television and Storytelling
Join me LIVE as I sit down with the incredible C.F. Jackson, Founder & CEO of iDefine TV, author, publisher, media strategist, and visionary entrepreneur who is helping experts, authors, and business leaders turn their stories into global television platforms.
📅 Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2026⏰ Time: 2:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 5:00 PM ET (Atlanta, GA)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
For many people, television was once reserved for celebrities and major media companies. C.F. Jackson saw something different. She saw an opportunity to democratize media and empower everyday entrepreneurs to own their stories, amplify their voices, and build lasting legacies.
Growing up as an only child in St. Petersburg, Florida, television inspired her imagination and dreams. Today, she has turned that childhood dream into reality through iDefine TV, a streaming television network that has empowered more than 200 entrepreneurs and thought leaders to reach audiences around the world through Roku and digital television.
As C.F. says:
“Smile! You Can Be On TV.”
And she means it.
🌟 What You Will Learn
✅ How to turn a dream into a thriving business and media platform✅ Why storytelling is one of the most powerful leadership tools✅ How leaders can build authority and credibility through media✅ The future of streaming television and personal branding✅ Why visibility creates opportunity✅ How to monetize your expertise and own your narrative✅ Leadership lessons from building a business in an ever-changing digital world✅ Why your story may be the legacy you leave behind
This conversation is for:
🎯 Entrepreneurs and business owners🎯 Authors, coaches, and content creators🎯 Military leaders and veterans transitioning into entrepreneurship🎯 Corporate professionals seeking to build their personal brand🎯 Anyone with a dream and a message that deserves to be heard
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, state, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership, media, or personal branding questions for C.F.? Post them below—we’ll answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, entrepreneur, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
Your story matters.
Your voice matters.
And perhaps, as C.F. Jackson reminds us, your next opportunity may be one camera click away.
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #CFJackson #iDefineTV #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #Storytelling #PersonalBranding #ThoughtLeadership #Media #Television #Roku #ContentCreation #ExecutiveLeadership #Legacy #Podcast #VeteransInBusiness #WomenInBusiness #LeadershipDevelopment #Success #DreamBig #VisibilityMatters #Author #Speaker #EntrepreneurLife #LivePodcast

S5:E144🎙️  LIVE with Celeste Warren🌟Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ S5:E144
Breaking Barriers: Why Everyone Wins When Equity Works
📅 Wednesday, July 1, 2026⏰ 6:30 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 9:30 AM ET (Schwenksville, PA)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
I am excited to welcome my friend, author, speaker, and transformational leader, Celeste Warren, to the Leadership & Success Podcast.
After an extraordinary 28-year career at Merck, where she rose to become Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Celeste continues her mission of helping organizations create environments where both people and performance thrive. Today, she leads  Celeste Warren Consulting LLC⁠ and co-founded  Destination STEM, Inc.⁠, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding opportunities for students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Celeste is also the author of two outstanding books:
📚 The Truth About Equity: What It Really Is, What It Isn’t, And Why Everyone Wins When We Get It Right
📚 How to Be a Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador: Everyone’s Role in Helping All Feel Accepted, Engaged, and Valued
Her message is simple yet powerful:
Leadership isn’t about lowering standards—it’s about removing barriers so everyone has the opportunity to contribute and succeed.
As a cybersecurity executive and Information Warfare Commander in the U.S. Navy, I believe the best leaders create conditions where people can perform at their highest level. That’s exactly what this conversation is all about.
🎯 What You Will Learn
✅ The truth about equity and why everyone wins when we get it right
✅ The difference between equality, equity, and inclusion
✅ How leaders build cultures where people and performance thrive
✅ Why courageous conversations matter in today’s organizations
✅ The “Fence and Rocks” analogy and what it teaches us about leadership
✅ How to remove barriers without lowering standards
✅ Leadership lessons from nearly three decades inside a Fortune 100 company
✅ Why investing in STEM and the next generation of leaders matters
✅ Practical ways to lead with courage, empathy, and accountability
Whether you’re a military leader, cybersecurity professional, entrepreneur, manager, or aspiring executive, this conversation will challenge you to think differently about leadership, culture, and creating opportunity.
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💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership or networking questions for Celeste? Post them below—we’ll answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #CelesteWarren #BreakingBarriers #TheTruthAboutEquity #Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #WomenInLeadership #Culture #Inclusion #Equity #STEM #DestinationSTEM #CyberLeadership #MilitaryLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #PeopleFirst #TransformationalLeadership #Podcast #LinkedInLive #Success #LeadWithPurpose #FutureLeaders

S5:E143🎙️ LIVE with CSM Jason Schmidt, USALeadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ | S5:E143
The Backbone of Leadership: Inside the NCO Corps
📅 Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026⏰ Time: 1:30 PM HST (Honolulu, HI) | 4:30 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 7:30 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
I am honored to welcome Command Sergeant Major Jason Schmidt, the Command Sergeant Major of United States Army Pacific (USARPAC), to the Leadership & Success Podcast.
CSM Schmidt has dedicated more than 32 years of service to our nation, rising from a 19D Cavalry Scout to become the senior enlisted leader for America’s Army in the Indo-Pacific. His remarkable career has included service with the 82nd Airborne Division, Eighth Army, IMCOM-Pacific, U.S. Army Operational Test Command, and as the 23rd Commandant and fifth Enlisted Commandant of the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence and the Sergeants Major Academy.
He is a highly respected strategic leader, mentor, military family advocate, and lifelong learner whose career embodies service, standards, and leader development.
🔥 What You Will Learn
✅ Why the NCO Corps is truly the backbone of the United States Army✅ Leadership lessons from more than three decades of military service✅ How great leaders build trust, discipline, and high-performing teams✅ The importance of standards, accountability, and caring for people✅ Developing leaders who develop other leaders✅ Leading through complexity in the Indo-Pacific and the future of warfare✅ Lessons on resilience, lifelong learning, and servant leadership✅ What military and civilian leaders can learn from the Army’s leadership model
As a cybersecurity executive and Information Warfare Commander in the U.S. Navy, I have learned that organizations rise and fall on the quality of their leaders. Few leaders understand this better than CSM Schmidt.
This conversation is for:🪖 Junior officers and NCOs aspiring to command💼 Corporate leaders and executives building high-performance teams🎓 Emerging leaders seeking practical leadership wisdom🇺🇸 Anyone passionate about service, leadership, and developing people
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership or networking questions for CSM Schmidt? Post them below—we will answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, NCO, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #Leadership #USArmy #USARPAC #NCO #MilitaryLeadership #ServantLeadership #LeaderDevelopment #PeopleFirst #ArmyStrong #LeadershipMatters #Mentorship #NationalSecurity #IndoPacific #Veterans #ProfessionalDevelopment #Podcast #LeadershipPodcast

S5:E142🎙️ LIVE with Dr. Elizabeth M. Adams, DBA#LeadershipAndSuccess Podcast with Coach BZSeason 5:Episode 142
“Artificial intelligence may transform our world, but leadership will determine whether that transformation elevates humanity or diminishes it. Purpose must always come before code.”
Mark Your Calendars! 🎙️🗓️ Tuesday, June 30, 2026⏰ 1:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA)⏰ 3:00 PM CT (Minneapolis, MN)⏰ 4:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
🌟 Purpose Before Code: Leading Humanity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence 🌟
As artificial intelligence transforms every industry, one question matters more than ever:
How do we ensure that technology serves humanity—and not the other way around?
I’m honored to welcome Dr. Elizabeth M. Adams, DBA, one of the world’s leading voices on Responsible AI.
Dr. Adams is:
✅ Founder & CEO of EMA Advisory Services✅ Founder of the Minnesota Responsible AI Institute✅ Chief AI Ethics Advisor at Paravision✅ Network Affiliate at Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI)✅ Faculty Director at the University of Minnesota✅ Forbes-recognized AI Ethics Leader✅ TEDx Speaker, Author, and Global Advocate for Human-Centered Technology
Through her groundbreaking work, Dr. Adams is helping leaders, organizations, and communities answer one of the defining questions of our time:
How do we remain deeply human in an increasingly artificial world?
📚 We will also discuss her bestselling book series:
* In the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Choosing Purpose Before Code* Purpose Before Code – Leadership Workbook* Purpose Before Code – Workbook for Students* Purpose Before Code – Workbook for Women
And her inspiring children’s books:
📖 Little A.I. and Peety
📖 Little Miss Minnesota and Her Six Brothers
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🎯 What You Will Learn
🔹 Why responsible AI is a leadership imperative—not simply a technology issue
🔹 How leaders can build trust, accountability, and inclusion into AI initiatives
🔹 Why “Purpose Before Code” should guide every organization’s AI strategy
🔹 The skills future leaders need to thrive in the age of AI
🔹 How to prepare our children and communities for an AI-driven future
🔹 Why diversity and representation matter in shaping artificial intelligence
🔹 What it means to lead with humanity in a world of accelerating technology
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💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership, AI, or networking questions for Dr. Adams? Post them below—we will answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, student, educator, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
As a cybersecurity executive and Information Warfare Commander in the U.S. Navy, I’ve learned that the future won’t be defined solely by the technologies we build—but by the values and leadership principles that guide how we use them.
This conversation is for every leader navigating the opportunities and responsibilities of artificial intelligence.
I hope you’ll join us.
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #ElizabethAdams #ResponsibleAI #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIEthics #Leadership #HumanCenteredAI #DigitalTransformation #Cybersecurity #Innovation #FutureOfWork #WomenInTech #LeadershipDevelopment #PurposeBeforeCode #TechnologyLeadership #AILeadership

S5:E141🎙️ Live with Coach Richard VickersLeadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ – Season 5:Episode 141
Mark Your Calendars!📅 Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026⏰ Time: 12:00 PM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 2:00 PM CT (St. Louis, MO) | 3:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
I’m excited to welcome fellow Maxwell Leadership Coach, executive communications coach, author, mentor, and lifelong learner Coach Richard Vickers to the show!
Richard has dedicated his career to developing leaders, strengthening communication skills, and helping people become the very best version of themselves. With more than 18 years of leadership and learning development experience, he has impacted countless professionals through training, mentorship, and coaching.
As Richard says:
“We are human beings first, not human doings.”
That simple yet profound truth is needed now more than ever in our fast-paced, AI-driven world.
📚 We will also discuss Richard’s newly released book:
Getting Smarter Every Day: Practical Lessons in Leadership, Communication and Personal Growth
Our conversation is titled:
🎙️ “Getting Smarter Every Day: Leadership, Communication, and Becoming Your Best Self”
This episode is for leaders at every stage of their journey—from Naval Junior Officers aspiring to command to individual contributors preparing for their first leadership role, and executives committed to lifelong growth.
What You Will Learn
✅ Why the best leaders never stop learning
✅ How authentic communication builds trust and influence
✅ The power of self-awareness and intentional personal growth
✅ Practical habits to become smarter every day
✅ How to build meaningful relationships in an increasingly digital world
✅ Why attitude may be your greatest competitive advantage
✅ The leadership lessons Richard wishes he had learned earlier in his career
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership or networking questions for Richard? Post them below—we will answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What does “getting smarter every day” mean to you?
➡️ What’s one leadership habit that has made you a better leader?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾
Because leadership isn’t about having all the answers.
It’s about having the humility and discipline to keep learning, keep growing, and keep becoming.
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #RichardVickers #GettingSmarterEveryDay #Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #Communication #PersonalGrowth #MaxwellLeadership #ExecutiveCoaching #LifelongLearning #Mentorship #ServantLeadership #Podcast #GrowthMindset #LearningAndDevelopment

S5:E140🎙️ Live with Scott ZuckermanLIVE on the Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 140
🌟 From Financial Disaster to Financial Freedom: Leadership Lessons in Wealth, Resilience, and Entrepreneurship
I am excited to welcome Scott Zuckerman, ChFC®, CFS®, CLU®, ChSNC®, President & CEO of Wexford Financial Strategies, entrepreneur, fintech founder, and author of Don’t Be A Financial Disaster, to the Leadership & Success Podcast!
📅 Date: Monday, June 29, 2026⏰ Time: 10:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 1:00 PM ET (Melville, NY)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
Scott’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and purpose. After experiencing his own financial setbacks, he transformed adversity into a mission to help individuals, families, business owners, and financial advisors build financial confidence and long-term success.
As President and CEO of Wexford Financial Strategies and founder of several innovative fintech platforms, including Financial Fitness Passport™ and Advisor Marketing System, Scott is helping people simplify financial complexity and make better decisions for their futures.
💡 What You Will Learn:
✅ How personal adversity shaped Scott’s mission and entrepreneurial journey✅ Why “planning first, products second” is the key to financial success✅ The biggest financial mistakes people make—and how to avoid them✅ Leadership lessons in resilience, discipline, and reinvention✅ Why financial wellness is a critical leadership skill✅ Insights from Scott’s book, Don’t Be A Financial Disaster✅ How technology and AI are transforming the future of financial planning✅ Practical strategies for building wealth and achieving financial freedom
As leaders, we often prepare for business risks, cybersecurity risks, and operational risks—but are we preparing ourselves and our families for financial resilience?
This conversation goes far beyond money. It’s about leadership, purpose, discipline, and creating a future by design rather than by default.
💬 Join the Conversation!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Got leadership, entrepreneurship, or financial planning questions for Scott? Post them below—we’ll answer them LIVE!
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👇 Your Turn:
➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?
➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, entrepreneur, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation ❤️🙏🏾
#LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #ScottZuckerman #FinancialFreedom #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #FinancialPlanning #WealthManagement #FinancialWellness #Resilience #FinTech #DontBeAFinancialDisaster #Podcast #LeadershipDevelopment #Success

S5:E139🎙️ LIVE with Major General Steve Lepper, USAF (Ret.)Leadership & Success with Coach BZ | Season 5, Episode 139“Every officer’s inviolable duty is to the Constitution and every officer is bound by the rule of law.”“Provide independent, dispassionate, and candid advice.”“You must relentlessly work to find a lawful way to enable mission success.”“The foundation of good order and discipline is dutiful compliance with lawful orders.”“Fidelity to the law is not a lofty abstraction.”
#FriendInTheSpotlight ✈️⚖️🇺🇸
Leadership, Law, and the Courage to Give Honest Counsel
Mark your calendars!
Join me LIVE for an inspiring conversation with Major General Steve Lepper, USAF (Ret.)—former Deputy Judge Advocate General of the United States Air Force, military judge, trusted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attorney, author, and lifelong servant leader.
📅 Date: Monday, June 29, 2026⏰ Time: 8:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 9:00 AM MT (Brighton, CO) | 11:00 AM ET (Washington, D.C.)📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]
Over a remarkable 35-year Air Force career, General Lepper advised America’s senior military leaders during some of our nation’s most consequential moments. Today, he continues to shape the conversation on military leadership, constitutional service, ethics, and the rule of law through his writing, board service, and public advocacy.
This conversation is not about partisan politics—it is about leadership.
Together, we’ll explore what it means to provide honest counsel when the stakes are highest, how leaders navigate complex ethical decisions, and why character remains the foundation of trust in every profession.
What You Will Learn
✅ Why the courage to give honest counsel is one of a leader’s greatest responsibilities
✅ Leadership lessons from serving at the highest levels of the U.S. military
✅ How great leaders balance mission accomplishment, ethics, and the rule of law
✅ Civil-military leadership, constitutional service, and professional responsibility
✅ Lessons for today’s military officers, executives, cybersecurity leaders, attorneys, and public servants
✅ Why character, integrity, and lifelong service remain timeless leadership principles
Whether you wear the uniform, lead a business, serve your community, or aspire to greater leadership responsibilities, this episode will challenge you to think more deeply about leadership under pressure and the enduring values that guide great leaders.
“The true measure of leadership is not simply making difficult decisions—it is having the courage to give honest counsel when those decisions matter most.”
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