Gretta Brooks is the Founder and CEO of Salesboost, a training platform that provides on-demand, microlearning to increase the effectiveness of hotel sales teams. (www.salesboost.com). Listen to inspirational interviews with entrepreneurs, lead

01 / Lorenzo Gomez, III

Nov 16th, 2023 16m 43s

Kathy Kersten (www.kathykersten.com) interviews Lorenzo Gomez III, Geekdom Media CEO, Co-Host of The Brand Brother Podcast and author of "The Cilantro Diaries: Business Lessons from the Most Unlikely Places". He shares wisdom about using streng

00 / In the Beginning

Nov 16th, 2023 31m 4s

CEO of Geekdom Media, Lorenzo Gomez III and Kathy discuss the inspiration behind the Obey Your Strengths podcast. As former colleagues at Rackspace Hosting, they discuss how their strengths had to be "Obeyed" and the follow their strengths on d

36 / Ideation and Significance: A Discussion with Damon Finaldi

Oct 26th, 2023 43m 54s

On this episode of Obey Your Strengths with Kathy Kersten, hear from Damon Finaldi, CEO of Telecloud, as he shares his top five strengths and how they have helped him in his career. He explains how his futuristic strength allows him to visualiz

35 / Navigating Conflict with Harmony: Wendy Brand's Authentic Energy

Oct 19th, 2023 38m 59s

On this episode of Obey Your Strengths, Kathy Kersten interviews Wendy Brand, the owner of WMB Coaching and Consulting. Wendy talks about her journey to owning her own business, and how her top five strengths of Activator, Arranger, Individuali

34 / Harnessing Your Strengths in the Relentless Pursuit of Achievement with Jeff DeVerter

Oct 12th, 2023 31m 53s

On this inspiring episode of Obey Your Strengths with Kathy Kersten, we dive deep into the world of strengths with Jeff DeVerter, a former colleague from Rackspace who has mastered the art of leveraging his top five strengths. Join Kathy and Je

SEASON 4 PREMIERE: 33 / Driven Towards Mission with Carrie Kimbell

Oct 5th, 2023 37m 23s

Driven towards her mission! This Obey Your Strengths Episode features Carrie Kimbell, CEO of First Tee of Greater San Antonio and her Leadership and Strengths Journey! Carrie’s Top 5 Signature Themes are Woo, Ideation, Positivity, Adaptability,

32 / Cultivating a Strengths-Based University Campus with Jamie Thompson

Aug 16th, 2021 54m 51s

Kathy Kersten interviews Jamie Thompson, the Assistant Dean of Students at Trinity University, about cultivating a strengths-based University Campus, utilizing the CliftonStrengths for Students Assessment. From experimentation to implementation

31 / Integrating Strengths into a Higher Ed Program with Codie Wright

Aug 9th, 2021 34m 26s

Ms. Codie Wright is a Best-Selling Author, University Instructor and Gallup Certified Strengths Coach that helps her students in the Sales program utilize emotional intelligence and their strengths to learn how to be successful in sales and to

30 / Self-Awareness as a Springboard for Transformation with Agile Leader, Anthony Coppedge

Aug 2nd, 2021 44m 9s

Anthony Coppedge is a leader in Agile Marketing and a strengths evangelist. His Top 5CliftonStrengths Themes are Strategic, Ideation, Activator, Relator and Command. He also has a healthy dose of Communication and Empathy, which is demonstrated

29 / Embracing Your Relating Strengths with Natalie King

Jul 26th, 2021 44m 13s

Natalie King is a Program Manager that leads with Developer, Positivity, Empathy, Arranger and Individualization as her Top 5 CliftonStrengths Themes. As a female in tech, she has learned to embrace and leverage her unique Empathy superpowers i

28 / Influential Leadership with Aliecia Taormina

Mar 29th, 2021 43m 25s

Kathy interviews influential leader, Aliecia Taormina, about her strengths journey and how she has led the transformation of her workplace, LCPtracker, to become a strengths-based culture.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad

27 / The 5 Conversations that Drive Performance

Mar 15th, 2021 19m 56s

Struggle to drive performance on your team? In this podcast, Kathy describes the 5 different conversations you, the manager, need to have with your direct reports. More information from this content can be found in “It’s The Manager” book, cop

26 / Maximizing Talent on Engineering Teams with Erin Passons

Mar 2nd, 2021 47m 48s