Authentic Leadership for Everyday People

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place.

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Miki Feldman Simon - Global Career Paths and CORE Leadership Ep. 216
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June 21, 2026

Miki Feldman Simon - Global Career Paths and CORE Leadership

Miki Feldman Simon, is an executive coach, speaker, and the author of CORE Leadership: A Four-Step Framework to Lead Yourself, Grow Your Influence, and Amplify Your Impact. Miki's perspective on people, performance, and what it really takes to lead effectively across different environments was shaped by two different lenses. First, a wide range of leadership roles, including marketing, operations, and HR leadership in companies that went through successful mergers and acquisitions. Second, gr
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Kvon Tucker - Leadership, Liberation and Love Ep. 215
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June 14, 2026

Kvon Tucker - Leadership, Liberation and Love

Kvon Tucker, founder of Consciously, was first on the podcast a few years ago, when Consciously was still closer to an idea than a fully formed organization. Since then, he has built the Consciously Collective into a growing community of coaches, counselors, and consultants who are aligned around a shared mission: helping leaders become more conscious, more loving, and more effective. I have joined Consciously as one of its co-creators, so part of this conversation is about the work we are bu
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Julie Kratz - Leadership, Allyship and Power Ep. 214
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May 24, 2026

Julie Kratz - Leadership, Allyship and Power

Julie Kratz teaches organizational behavior, decision-making, leadership, and culture at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. She is also a leadership coach, trainer, speaker, and author whose work focuses on allyship — what it means to support people who are different from ourselves, and how leaders can use their power and influence to make workplaces more fair and more inclusive. We talked about her path from corporate life to academia, and how a childhood moment helped shap
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Jimmy St Louis - Leadership in Longevity Healthcare and Entrepreneurship Ep. 213
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May 17, 2026

Jimmy St Louis - Leadership in Longevity Healthcare and Entrepreneurship

Jimmy St Louis is a former NFL tight end and currently on his second successful venture leading innovative healthcare companies focused on solving unmet needs. He is the CEO of Agentis Longevity, a healthcare company specialized in performance and longevity medicine. In our conversation, we explored how his experiences in sports shaped his leadership philosophy, particularly his focus on discipline, resilience, and the importance of the journey over the destination. We also went deep into the
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Irina Cozma - Leadership in Talent, Fit, and Workplace Design Ep. 212
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April 12, 2026

Irina Cozma - Leadership in Talent, Fit, and Workplace Design

Irina Cozma is an organizational psychologist and executive coach who has spent her career at the intersection of talent, fit, and workplace design. After a long path through academia, consulting, and senior roles at large organizations like Salesforce and Wells Fargo, she built her own practice focused on helping individuals and organizations create better alignment between people and the work they do. In our conversation, we talked about how early experiences shape our relationship with wor
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Stephanie Chung - Leadership In Aviation Ep. 211
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April 5, 2026

Stephanie Chung - Leadership In Aviation

Stephanie Chung is a C-suite leader and board member with decades of experience in aviation and the first Black person in U.S. history to run a private aviation company. Stephanie really paid her dues to get there: she started her career quite literally on the tarmac, parking airplanes and loading luggage at Boston Logan Airport, then went on to leadership in aviation sales, to president of JetSuite X and Chief Growth Officer and brand ambassador of a publicly traded aviation company. In our
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About the Host

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Dino Cattaneo

Leadership and Executive Coach, Entrepreneur, C-level Executive

Dino Cattaneo has spent over 30 years partnering with business leaders across different industries in companies ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies. After being a banker, strategic consultant, digital marketer and C-suite executive at a private equity backed company, Dino now runs his own executive coaching and advisory practice.

This podcast reconnects Dino with his early passion: before embarking in his business career he was a journalist covering American business news for Italy’s largest news agency and wrote feature stories on successful small businesses for Italy’s largest entrepreneuship magazine.

Reviews

The Podcast for Genuine Leaders

"Authentic Leadership for Everyday People explores the connection between core values and effective leadership in a clear, practical way. The guest interviews offer real stories about how leaders disc…"

DPL -20 | Oct. 13, 2024

Insights for more modest audiences...

"What I love about Authentic Leadership is that the pods feature people that are more reasonably comparable to common leaders in business. While it’s nice to also listen to podcasts featuring Elon Mus…"

jmatlof | Dec. 7, 2023

Great show!

"This podcast explores the nuances and principles of leadership across various domains, showcasing interviews with leaders from different fields such as higher education, entrepreneurial partnerships,…"

Deirdre Tshien | Nov. 8, 2023
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