ML325: Dr. Lisa DeFrank-Cole (Leadership Coach & Author)

by | Jan 20, 2025 | Author, Coach, Leadership | 0 comments

Dr. Lisa DeFrank-Cole is Director and F. Duke Perry Endowed Professor of Leadership Studies at West Virginia University, widely known for her academic and practical expertise in women’s leadership. 

A leadership coach and author of the award-winning textbook Women and Leadership, Lisa overcame many stereotypes as a first-generation college graduate from Appalachia to reach where she is today. WV Living magazine named her a “Wonder Woman” in 2019, celebrating her for defying barriers and working towards uplifting West Virginia. 

She has 20+ years of experience working with academic and government institutions in West Virginia, including the Governor’s Office. As a Fulbright Specialist Scholar, she taught women in Bahrain about leadership and empowerment. Lisa has also conducted leadership workshops for women in Saudi Arabia.  

Lisa’s insights on leadership have appeared in outlets including Forbes, London School of Economics Blog, La Razon daily newspaper in Spain, and KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh.

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Book: Women and Leadership: Journey Toward Equity

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ML324: Dr. Sylvia Rohde Liebenau (Founder of SMART Power Method)

by | Jan 10, 2025 | Author, CEO, Coach | 0 comments

Dr. Sylvia Rohde Liebenau is an EMCC-accredited senior executive coach with 30 years of experience, known for helping C-Suite leaders, entrepreneurs, and change-makers excel in today’s fast-paced and complex world. She founded the SMART Power Method, a revolutionary approach that empowers leaders to achieve greater impact with ease.

Sylvia’s clientele includes global heavyweights like UNHCR, the European Central Bank, Allianz Global Investors, the Red Cross, and Amazon. 

She’s also set to release her new book, “Who’s in Charge,” a practical guide for leaders looking to build resilience, harness their power, and blend success with fulfillment.

Sylvia’s coaching is uniquely enriched by her background as an artist, dancer, and singer, giving her a deep, embodied understanding of key leadership qualities like presence, authenticity, connection, and communication.

More about Sylvia:

● Holds a PhD in international relations.

● Worked with the European Commission in the ‘90s, driving impactful change through her leadership skills, and preventing a Russian hack on the IT systems. 

● Joined the European Investment Bank (EIB) in 2003, introducing innovative HR and leadership development practices. 

● In 2021, began working as an executive coach and leadership expert.

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Book: Who’s In Charge

 

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ML321: Dr. Gail Golden (Author & Leader)

by | Nov 10, 2024 | Author, Coach, Leadership | 0 comments

Dr. Gail Golden provides strategic advice and coaching to reveal what’s really going on, so leaders can make rapid, accurate decisions to create breakthrough change. Drawing on her unique cross-background perspective, Gail helps senior executives and professionals, executive leadership teams, and organizations hit peak performance. 

As a licensed psychologist and an MBA-holding entrepreneur, Gail understands both the emotions and the economics successful C-suite executives and senior professionals must master. Her unique approach combines sports-influenced tactics of performance coaching with psychology-trained skills of empathy to bring the best out of businesses, leaders, and employees. One of her specialties is helping senior leaders identify and master key interpersonal skills so they can provide top value to their organizations.  

Gail’s book, Curating Your Life, was published by Rowman & Littlefield in April 2020. The book is based on more than two decades of helping leaders of all types maximize their achievements. Curating Your Life is full of advice on how to identify and accomplish your most important goals. Gail’s TEDx talk illustrated and elaborated on how to successfully curate your life.

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Book: Curating Your Life

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ML320: Steve Cadigan (Author & Leadership Expert)

by | Oct 6, 2024 | Author, CEO, Leadership | 0 comments

Steve Cadigan is a top talent strategist and leadership expert with 30+ years of experience. He famously led LinkedIn’s early hyper-growth phase as its first CHRO, building its world-class company culture from scratch, and scaling the organization from 400 to 4,000 employees.    

As one of the most provocative global thought leaders on the future of work, Steve is hired not only by top companies but by entire countries to help them navigate the talent landscape. His clientele spans all the way from Google, X, Slack, BBC, and Intel, to the City of Lisbon, which hired him to develop the startup incubator Unicorn Factory.    

His award-winning book: WORKQUAKE is considered a game changer for leaders and organizations on the future of work in a post-COVID world. He has also written for Forbes and Inc., will soon be writing for Business Insider, and frequently appears on Bloomberg and CNBC to talk about the evolving nature of work, talent management, the Big Resignation, and successful leadership.  

A sought-after keynote speaker, Steve has delivered commencement addresses at Stanford and University of San Francisco. He is regularly asked for advice by legacy institutions like Harvard, as well as top VCs and management firms including Accenture, Deloitte, and McKinsey.   

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Book: WORKQUAKE

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ML318: Elliot Kallen (Leader & Author)

by | Sep 9, 2024 | Author, Leadership | 0 comments

Elliot Kallen is a #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author of DRIVEN: How to Elevate Your Success as an Entrepreneur, a book that provides invaluable insights, lessons, and strategies on how to succeed as a leader and entrepreneur. He has amassed a wealth of leadership experience over four decades running several companies he founded, including Prosperity Financial Group, an investment advisory firm with almost $1B AUM, and A Brighter Day, a nonprofit organization that provides scholarship funds and mental health resources to teens experiencing stress, depression, and suicidal thoughts.

Elliot started Brighter Day in memory of his youngest son, Jake, who committed suicide at 19, and he has grown it to become a renowned national organization, helping 5,000 to 10,000 teens and their families monthly to understand, protect, and sustain their mental health.

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ML318: Catherine Allen & Ed Offterdinger (Leaders at AO People Partners)

by | Aug 5, 2024 | Author, CEO, Coach, Leadership | 0 comments

Catherine Allen and Ed Offterdinger are the Co-Founders of AO People Partners, a conscious leadership and people development firm that helps create successful, world-benefiting businesses. They have a combined 50+ years of experience working collaboratively with elite business and nonprofit leaders to successfully scale their business and mission objectives.

Ed helped launch Baker Tilly, now one of the top ten consulting and CPA firms in the US. As AO’s CEO, Catherine writes and speaks regularly on altruistic leadership development.

They co-authored the well-received book Conscious, Capable, and Ready to Contribute: How Employee Development Can Become the Highest Form of Social Contribution.

Ed and Catherine are also active supporters of Conscious Capitalism Inc., a nonprofit organization building a movement of business leaders to improve capitalism into a practice of harmony, prosperity, and compassion. They exemplify their message of giving: Ed has helped raise $12M+ for leukemia and lymphoma research, and Catherine gives her time to organizations like Girl Scouts and Girls, Inc., where she supports activities that guide the next generation of young female leaders.

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