S5:E213 VIDEO🎙️LIVE with RADM Melissa Bert, USCG (Ret.)

S5:E213 🎙️LIVE with RADM Melissa Bert, USCG (Ret.)
🇺🇸⚓ SMART ON SASH: PROTECTING MARINERS, CONFRONTING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT & LEADING WITH COURAGE, INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
LEADERSHIP WITHOUT FEAR. ACCOUNTABILITY WITHOUT EXCEPTION. DIGNITY WITHOUT COMPROMISE!
🎙️ Season 5 | Episode 213 Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ
I am honored to welcome back my friend, mentor, and distinguished military leader, Rear Admiral Melissa Bert, USCG (Ret.), former Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the United States Coast Guard!
During our first conversation in Season 5, Episode 9, Leadership Without Fear, Admiral Bert shared her vision for a book addressing sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH) at sea. I promised to invite her back when it was published. THAT DAY HAS ARRIVED! 📚

🇺🇸⚓ MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
📅 Wednesday, November 4, 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM PT (San Francisco) | 11:00 AM ET (New York)
📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion!

🌟 MEET OUR FEATURED GUEST
A trailblazing Coast Guard flag officer, attorney, maritime leader, and advocate for safer workplaces, Admiral Bert brings decades of operational and legal leadership experience to this critical conversation.
Her newly released book, Smart on SASH: The Definitive Guide to Drive Down the Risk and Consequences of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at Sea, provides practical guidance for preventing misconduct, responding to allegations, protecting survivors, and strengthening institutional accountability.

📚 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN…
✨ PREVENTION: Why sexual misconduct at sea requires more than policies and annual training.
✨ SURVIVOR PROTECTION: How leaders should respond when someone reports assault or harassment.
✨ ACCOUNTABILITY: Why transparency, independent reporting, due process, and protection against retaliation matter.
✨ LESSONS FROM HISTORY: What military and maritime institutions can learn from past failures, including Operation Fouled Anchor, subject to our guest's agreement.
✨ LEADERSHIP FROM THE TOP: How command climate, civilian leadership, and organizational culture influence trust and respect.
✨ THE NEXT GENERATION: What must change so young women and men can serve with dignity, confidence, and pride.
THE TRUE TEST OF LEADERSHIP IS NOT SIMPLY HOW WE ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION, BUT HOW WE PROTECT THE PEOPLE ENTRUSTED TO OUR CARE!

💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATION!
🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country!
🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?
💬 Have a question for Admiral Bert about maritime safety, ethical leadership, or preventing sexual misconduct? Share it below—we may address it LIVE!
👇 YOUR TURN:
➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this conversation?
➡️ What is one leadership action you will apply this week?
➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, senior enlisted leader, or teammate who needs to hear this conversation! ❤️🙏🏾
📘 Get Smart on SASH
MISSION FIRST. PEOPLE ALWAYS! 🇺🇸⚓
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