Next Wave Leadership Podcast
The Next Wave Leadership podcast is hosted by Dov Pollack where Dov talks to leaders about how they’re creating great places to work and more importantly great places to grow.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 171
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
Monte Lee-Wen, Founder and Chairman of the Casoro Group, On: The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur, Rising Above Your Circumstances, and Developing Leaders That Inspire You
Monte Lee-Wen is the Founder and Chairman of the Casoro Group, which is a minority-owned commercial real estate investment firm. He is a leader within the global real estate community, having sharpen…
Kim Alexis Newton, Former SVP of Consumer Experience for the Hallmark Brand and Founder of Alexis Enterprises, On: Moving From Success to Significance, Resisting the Familiar, and the Power of the Intentional Pause
Kim Alexis Newton is an entrepreneur, executive, and artist that defies simple categorization. She is a respected leader with a track record in consumer marketing, currently sitting on the Board of D…
Valerie Alexander On: The Tyranny of the Urgent, Happiness as a Business Advantage, and Why Your Story Has To Be About Something
Valerie Alexander is a renowned speaker with expertise on topics such as advancement for women and workplace happiness. Her brand, Speak Happiness, has brought her to lead workshops and keynotes on t…
Ana Álvarez, Founder and CEO of Migrapreneur: On Why Migrants Make Great Entrepreneurs, Building Ecosystems, and Why the COVID Vaccine Should Be Seen as a Migrant Success Story
Ana Álvarez is a serial entrepreneur, consultant, mentor to startups across the globe, and the Founder and CEO of Migrapreneur. Migrapreneur supports the dreams and businesses of entrepreneurial migr…
Wendy Bronfin, CEO at Bright, On: Excelling as a Leader Rather Than a Follower, Confronting the Start -Up Hurdle, and Never Learning to Type
Wendy Bronfin is the Co-founder and CEO of BRIGHT, a health technology company that uses leading research to prevent Alzheimer's disease and fight cognitive decline. She is an accomplished entreprene…
Rajesh Setty, Silicon Valley’s Secret “Spark Plug” for Startups, Scale-UPS (And Shake-UPS), On: What It Takes To Write 18 Books, Co-found 10 Companies, and Time Travel
Rajesh Setty is a serial entrepreneur, having served on the founding team of 10 companies. His current focus is on Audvisor, a streaming app for micro-podcasts that sources relevant content from lead…
Dr. Elizabeth Ruzzo PhD, Founder and CEO of Adyn, On: Why Precision Medicine Is the Future, Choosing a Start-up Over Academia, and the Future of Birth Control
Dr. Elizabeth Ruzzo is an expert in genetics, an innovator in the birth control field, and is the Founder of Adyn. The company aims to match people with the most suitable birth control for their uniq…
Tracie Hlavka, the EVP Engineering at Flyhomes, On: Having the Confidence to Be Wrong, Managing Humans, and Building Culture Remotely
As a technology leader with a focus on people, Tracie Hlavka enjoys the process of enabling a team while also developing her company’s tech. She is the EVP of Engineering at Flyhomes, which makes hom…
Maril Gagen MacDonald, the Founder and CEO of Gagen MacDonald, On: Navigating an Oil Spill Response, Turning Navistar Around, and Changing the World One Dysfunctional Company at a Time
Maril Gagen MacDonald is an awarded leader in PR and a pioneer for disciplines that promote corporate collaboration and employee engagement. She is the Founder and CEO of Gagen MacDonald, a strategy …
Jennifer Harris, the CEO of Technology Management Concepts: On Starting From Nothing, Following a Path Towards Self Invention Through Three Digital Transformations, and Competing With Big Companies
Over 30 years ago, Jennifer Harris co-founded Technology Management Concepts (TMC). Since then, she’s held many positions at TMC, from creating and leading Professional Services to her current job as…
Mike Dannheim, the Founder of Sensie: On The Power of Presence, New Technologies That Identify Stress and Build Resilience, and Giving Feelings a Seat at the Table
Mike Dannheim is the Founder of Sensie, a health, wellness, and fitness company. Combining his roles as a wellness advocate and technology entrepreneur, Mike Dannheim created a holistic company that …
Alexa Binns, a Partner at Halogen Ventures, On: The Two Sides of Venture Capital, Partnering With Founders To Build Their Culture, and Making Decisions With Imperfect Info
Alexa Binns is an investor with an eye for consumer trends and new technology. She is a Partner at Halogen Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that focuses on women-led businesses. She has …
Katrina Noelle, President of KNow Research and Co-founder of Scoot Insights, On: Following Your Own Path, Authentic Curiosity, and Answering the Question - To Scale or Not To Scale Your Business
Katrina Noelle is a speaker, mentor, and the President of KNow Research. It is a full-service consultancy that offers comprehensive research from a female-driven staff. She started the service in 200…
Sandra Sokoloff, the SR. Director of Global Public Relations and Corporate Communications at Alvarez & Marsal: On The Art of Listening to What Is Not Being Said, Lessons Learned From Fashion Houses, and How There’s Always a Story Behind Everything
Sandra Sokoloff is an expert in communications and the Senior Director of Global Public Relations at Alvarez & Marsal (A&M). A&M is renowned for their work in performance and turnaround management fo…
Bill Flanagan, President and Vice-Chancellor of University of Alberta: On The Power of Today’s Technology to Communicate and Create Change, Innovation in Higher Ed, and Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds
Bill Flanagan is an experienced leader in higher education, currently serving as the President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Alberta. He joined the university in 2020 and started a five-ye…
Satyen Raja, the Founder of WarriorSage: On Differentiating Peak Performance From Peak Existence, Removing Unconscious Obstacles, and Living a Life of Wisdom and Flow
Satyen Raja is the Founder and CEO of WarriorSage, where leadership trainings are offered based on universal principles. Since 1999, Satyen has been helping business leaders reach and transform their…
Lorna Borenstein, the Founder and CEO of Grokker: On Launching Ebay Canada, Meg Whitman’s Great Advice, and Letting People Underestimate You
Lorna Borenstein is the Founder and CEO of Grokker, a business that improves health engagement and employee well-being for other companies. Some of their notable clients include Target, General Elect…
Dave Yawman, a Partner at Cresco Partners and Former EVP and Corporate Secretary at PepsiCo: On Ethical Leadership at a Global Company, Why Leaders Must Carry a Badge and a Mirror, and Inverting the Leadership Paradigm
David (Dave) Yawman is a leader, legal expert, and Partner at Cresco Partners, Inc. Cresco is a management consulting firm that helps both leaders and teams grow through mentorship and strategy with …
Gabrielle Kluck, the Director of Ombudsman and Mediation Services at the United Nations World Food Programme: On Fostering Change Within Large Global Organizations, Humanizing the Workplace, and Thinking Seven Generations Ahead
Gabrielle Kluck is the Director of Ombudsman and Mediation Services at the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme. Gabrielle has had a robust and storied career in both the public and private secto…
Dr. Julia Stamm, the Founder of The Futures Project: On Running the G20 Think 20 Summit on Global Solutions, Working To Create World Wide Change, and Why the Future is Interdisciplinary
Dr. Julia Stamm is a speaker, consultant, and the Founder and CEO of The Futures Project (TFP). TFP is an organization that brings innovative people and ideas together to preserve the future of the p…