We're revisiting the best of The Indispensables, starting with Bruce's first guest, General Dennis Reimer.

In this episode, I talk with Brian Colker, Principal and Founding Partner of Linea Solutions, Inc.

In this episode, I talk with Craig Price, Cabinet Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, about public service, expectations for leaders, and the impact of individual actions in law enforcement.

This week on the Indispensables, I am joined by Wendy Steele! Steele is the Founder and CEO of Impact100 and the Author of Invitation to Impact. Wendy lives by the motto “Not I, but we.” She believes that, in order to create a vibrant community, we must understand the community first. For Wendy, the most rewarding part of leading Impact100 is visiting local chapters to celebrate triumphs, big and small, and encouraging more than 30,000 women to make a difference. For more information, please...

This week on The Indispensables, I am joined by Dr. Tom Bigda-Peyton of Springboard Labs and Catholic Health! Dr. Tom Bigda-Peyton is Co-founder and Executive Director of Springboard Labs, a social venture organization founded in 2023 to transform corporate learning and organizational development. Dr. Bigda-Peyton is also a Senior Advisor on Organizational Development and Learning at the Center for Performance Excellence, Catholic Health.  He joined Catholic Health in 2015 as Chief Learning...

For Episode 100, I am joined by an old friend of mine Wyatt Closs.  Wyatt Closs is Senior Vice President of Creative & Cultural Strategies for Spitfire, based in Los Angeles. He has spent the last 20 years on explorations of art and design for social change, progressive politics, creative advocacy, writing and organizing for social justice. He is considered an early practitioner in a field now known as cultural organizing or culture change work. Most recently, Wyatt served as the creative...

This week on The Indispensables, I am joined by the Chief Strategy Office at Fuel Cycle, Rick Kelly! Kelly and I had the opportunity to discuss his career path and the tools he uses to be a successful leader for his team. Learn more about Fuel Cycle below! https://fuelcycle.com/

This week on the Indispensables, I am joined by Yuchun Lee, CEO of Allego. Yuchun Lee is CEO and co-founder of Allego, a software company focusing on transforming corporate learning and development. Mr. Lee is also the executive chairman of Clarabridge, a customer-experience management software company. Prior to Allego and Clarabridge, Lee served as vice president and general manager at IBM, with global responsibility for software for chief marketing officers. He joined IBM in 2010 as part of...

The week on The Indispensables, I am joined by Chief Evangelist at 3Pillar Global, Scott Varho! We talk about how Varho built a career around building cultures that sustain high-performing teams. Scott is the Chief Evangelist and SVP, Global Head of Craft and Communities at 3Pillar. His passion lies in building cultures that sustain high-performing teams optimized for return on investment for clients through a product mindset, craftsmanship, collaboration and technology. He has spent close to...

The Indispensables are back! This week on The Indispensables, I am joined by President of MGK, Steve Gullickson. Gullickson is continuing the family legacy at MGK and we discuss that and more on episode 96. Born and raised in Minnesota.  University in Vermont.  Started with A.C. Nielsen in Marketing Research (Chicago, Cleveland, Sacramento, San Diego in 2 ½ years).  Exposure to consumer goods lead to Bristol Myers Products in Sales.  Moved to NYC in Trace Marketing.  Started Trace Marketing...

This week on The Indispensables, I am joined by my friend Mark Rennella! Mark Rennella has given students and professionals helpful advice about writing throughout his career, most recently as a writing coach for MBA candidates at Harvard Business School. Mark earned a PhD in American history from Brandeis University and has taught literature and American history at Harvard University, the University of Miami, and the University of Tours (France). His publications include Entrepreneurs,...

This week on the Indispensables, I am joined by the great Debra Plousha-Moore, founder of Plousha Moore Group. We discuss how she got her start in consulting c-level executives and her advice for women who are looking to become c-level executives. For over thirty-five years Moore has led teams in healthcare, academia and banking. From the Board Room to the back room, it has been her honor to build a lasting legacy for others to follow.

This week on The Indispensables, I am joined by Art Harding, Chief Operating Officer at People.ai. We discuss Harding's values based leadership and the leadership challenges he faces in sales. Art Harding brings over 20 years of hands-on experience at Enterprise B2B Technology companies, most recently served as SVP, GTM Strategy & Operations at New Relic, Inc. Before that, he held a variety of roles across services, sales, and operations driving growth to and through $1B in annual revenue...

This week on The Indispensables, I am joined by the Chief Marketing Officer of SOCi, Inc., Monica Ho. She was ranked as one of the Most Powerful Women in Mobile Advertising by Business Insider 3 years in a row! We discuss women in leadership positions, how marketing has changed through the pandemic, and so much more. Tune in to listen to Monica's story.

On this week's episode of The Indispensables, I am joined by Ken Lineberger, President of Waters Edge Wineries. We talk about Lineberger's path from working the corporate lifestyle to beginning his own company based on his family's passion for wine.

On this week's episode of The Indispensables, I am joined by my good friend Jay Jeanne. We dive into Jeanne's expansive career path and the rewards that are important to Gen Z.

This week on The Indispensables, Bruce is joined by the Vice President of Logistics at Bosch, George Berg. They will discuss Berg's transformational leadership style and how he managed his team through the Pandemic.

This week on The Indispensables, Bruce is joined by best selling author, Brian Christian. They will discuss The Alignment Problem and the use of AI in today’s industries.

This week on The Indispensables, Bruce is joined by author and host of the Why Lead Others podcast, Ben Owden. They discussed the value of viewing your life and career as a process vs having a binary finite approach of wins and losses and how you can regain control of your career.

In this week's episode, Bruce talks with Anna Mittag, Chief Product Officer at LifeSpeak. She joined the premier mental health and wellbeing education platform company in 2005 and is responsible for all product and client operations. She and Bruce discussed the importance of mental health awareness in the workplace and how companies can be more mindful of it.

In this week's episode, Bruce talks with Mike Smith, a Producer and member of the Lockton Companies in the Northeast. He is also a fellow Pittsfield native, and he and Bruce discussed the Great Rethink and what companies can do to show they genuinely care about hiring and retaining the best people.

In this episode, I talk with Chris Deferio about coffee, leadership, and where they meet. Learn more about Chris's work at his website: https://keystotheshop.com/

In this episode I talk with a true force of nature, Katrina Williams, Head of Sales and ITS Capability for CDW, the technology giant: "Nobody wants to leave an organization where they are involved and invested and they know they're being invested in." Learn more about CDW at their website: https://www.cdw.com/

This week, I talk with Beth Segovia, Chief Operating Officer at ChannelAdvisor. Learn more about ChannelAdvisor on their website: https://www.channeladvisor.com/