Becoming Unshakable
Becoming Unshakeable is the podcast for leaders, creators, and changemakers who know that true leadership starts from within. Hosted by bestselling author and keynote speaker Heather R. Younger, JD, each episode explores what it takes to lead with resilience, compassion, and purpose—without pretending to be perfect.
Through candid conversations with executives, frontline leaders, coaches, and everyday heroes, Heather uncovers the real stories behind growth, setbacks, and transformation. From navigating change to creating emotionally safe cultures, Becoming Unshakeable reveals how self-leadership and caring leadership can shape people—and workplaces—that cannot be shaken.
Whether you're leading a team, a company, or simply leading yourself, this podcast will help you stay grounded, lead boldly, and thrive in every chapter of your journey.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 392
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
92: Leaders With Heart Know That Spending Time With Their People Drives Business Results
In this episode, Heather speaks to Ron Alvesteffer, President and CEO of Service Express, about his leadership style, his very engaging way of meeting his team members where they are, some pearls of …
91: Leadership With Heart Are Open To All Feedback
In this episode, Heather speakers with Jo-Ann Robertson, CEO of Ketchum, in the UK. Jo-Ann shares with Heather the thing that drives her to lead, you unabashed desire to lead from the front, but with…
90: Leaders With Heart Remember Where They Came From
In this podcast, Heather spoke with Lon Southerland, Managing Director of Ion Biome at Saraphic Group, Inc., about his long history of leading for organizations like Marriott, Starbucks and 7-Eleven …
89: Leaders With Heart Make It Safe To Speak The Truth
In this episode, Heather speaks with Joe O’ Neill, CEO of G & D Integrated about his unique approach to providing psychological safety in the workplace. How he engages with his front line and uses or…
88: Leaders with Heart Recognize The Smallest of Changes In The People They Lead
In this episode, Heather speaks to you about milestones, recognition, and moving past barriers that can make it difficult to be the best leader you can be. Heather shares a couple personal stories fo…
87: Leaders with Heart Actively Build Resilience
In this episode, Heather updates listeners on the book that will come out based upon the podcast. She also talks about the importance of leaders building resilience in the face of adversity. Key take…
86: Leaders With Heart Embrace Their People and Their Results
In this episode, Heather speaks with Alex Smith, Chief Human Resource Officer for the City of Memphis in Tennessee about her leadership style, all of the ways that leading with heart has driven amazi…
85: Leaders with Heart Understand That Their Own Brokenness Is a Gift
In this episode, Heather speaks with Cynthia Grant, Chief Clinical Officer at AllHealth Network, about her surprising and traumatic background, the lens that he sees the world and thus engages with h…
84: Leaders With Heart Understand Leadership Is To Be Learned, Studied And Explored
In this episode, Heather speaks with Shawnte Cox Holland on her leadership style, her unique view of why she leads the way she does, a time when she was not the best version of her and what she did t…
83: Leaders With Heart Help Others Find Their “Why”
In this episode, Heather speaks with Sarah Pierre Louis, Sr. Manager Marketing Team Development for Tableau Software (recently acquired by Salesforce) about her leadership style, her fascinating appr…
82: Leaders With Heart Live True Servant Leadership
In this episode, Heather speaks with Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks and author of The Magic Cup and It’s Not About the Coffee. Howard talks about his perspective no servant leadership, s…
81: Leaders With Heart Embrace the Mess of Humanness in the Workplace
In this episode, Heather speaks with Phil Burgess, Chief People Officer of CSpace about his leadership philosophy, the messiness that happens in the workplace, a time when he was not a shining exampl…
80: Leaders With Heart Understand They Are the Caretakers of Their Employees’ Futures
In this episode, Heather speaks with Rhoda Banks, Head of Talent for Rabo Agrifinance about her unique and caring leadership style, a time when she was not the best version of herself an what she lea…
79: Leaders With Heart Love The People They Lead
In this episode, Heather speaks directly to listeners about a deeply personal story that reminded her of the importance of loving the people on your team. She outlines the benefits of doing so and sh…
78: Leaders with Heart Intentionally Drive a Sense of Purpose In Those They Lead
In this episode, Heather speaks with Ethan Mann, is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Sharklet Technologies, Inc., an innovative surface technology company. Heather speaks with Ethan about…
77: Leaders With Heart Understand That There Is An Emotional Investment to Being a Leader
In this episode, Heather speaks with Chuck Runyon, Co-Founder and CEO of Self Esteem Brands, which most notably owns Anytime Fitness. Heather speaks with Chuck about his conversion to the Leader with…
76: Leaders With Heart Seek to Fill Emotional Bank Accounts
In this episode, Heather speaks to Sheryl Simmons, CHRO at Maestro Health about her leadership style, some bumps in the road, creating psychologically safe workplaces and what makes her leadership re…
75: Leaders with Heart Work to Create Shared Trust
In this episode, Heather speaks with Chris Chancey, Founder of Amplio Recruiting about his leadership journey, the heart behind the company he founded, our opportunities to step into our best selves …
74: Leaders with Heart Know That They Are Responsible For Their Mindset
73: Leaders With Heart Help Their People Step Into The Best Versions of Themselves
In this episode, Heather speaks with Garry Ridge, CEO of WD-40 about his leadership journey, a time when he was not the nest leader he could be and what he did to come out of it, how he transformed a…