Nikki Lewallen Podcasts

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. This Monday Fire is brought to you by Ira Wolfe, a prolific business writer, podcaster, and thought leader. Listen as he talks through the dangers of being addicted to certainty and how we can overcome it. Follow to get your Monday Fired up.…

Oscar and Kiya Frazier are the founders of KO Thought Leaders, an organization that helps couples in business develop structure and strategies that nurture the balance between business and home. Working closely together is a dream that grows from love and enthusiasm, and Oscar and Kiya have developed strategies to help themselves, and others, achie…

Tim Winders is a performance coach and host of the podcast SeekGoCreate. He has an overcomer journey, having faced the struggles of finding himself and his purpose.. Tim Says, “Leadership is being a steward over the people, places and things that you have been gifted with.” Listen as Nikki and Tim dive deep into finding our assignment in the world …

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Today's takeover is brought to you by Kate Volman. Your number one role as a leader is to grow your people. During this segment, Kate shares ten tips to becoming a coaching leader found in Matthew Kelly's book The Culture Solution. Which one is your favorit…

Shawn Gulyas is the Founder & The Thought Catalyst at humanworks, and also a Kolbe-A Index specialist. He is a firm believer in empowering individuals to tap into how they work best. How does he do it? By understanding the different parts of the mind, specifically the conative mind. In this episode, Shawn dives into the five rules for trusting your…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Today's takeover is brought to you by Kate Volman. Your organization can only become the-best-version-of-itself to the extent their your people are becoming better-versions-of-themselves. In this segment, discover this simple, yet powerful way to help your …

Jeremy Allen is the President at Vanco Commercial Service. Early in his career, Jeremy experienced an acquisition, which became a crash course in the critical elements of maintaining workplace culture. In this episode, Nikki and Jeremy discuss that acquisition journey and what he learned along the way. Book Recommendations Strong Fathers Raising St…

To kick off CRT week, Nikki spoke with Rehab Medical’s President, Kevin Gearheart, and VP of Operations, Jarrad Rankin, about how they’re turning Rehab Medical’s mission statement into action. Rehab Medical discovered it garners the best results when its mission extends beyond its customers to its own team. Kevin and Jared illustrate how they succe…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Today's takeover is brought to you by Kate Volman. Listen as she inspires you to make time for your dreams. Follow to get your Monday Fired up.

Are you using your leadership role intentionally to make the most impact? Or are you just getting through your day? Scott J. Allen is an educator and speaker passionate about purpose and making a difference. In this episode, Nikki and Scott talk about the concept of designing impact versus just getting through your day. Listen in as he breaks down …

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Here we go! Our question for you today: What's in your toolbox to help you recenter? Follow to get your Monday Fired up.

Don Cates is the President and CEO at Three Rivers Federal Credit Union and he is passionate about mentorship and coaching. In this episode, Nikki and Don dive deep into the meanings of excellent leadership and how coaching and mentoring are intertwined. With anyone he mentors, Don makes sure that he promotes failure. Listen in to learn how failure…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. This episode is getting taken over by Rosie Ward, CEO and Co-founder of Salveo Partners. Listen in as she shares the differences between leading with an inner mindset versus an outward mindset and how that affects the workplace. Follow to get your Monday Fi…

Chris Howald is the CEO at Tweet/Garot Mechanical, Inc. and is a fourth generation leader where he believes he is a steward to his employees and the business instead of just an owner. In this subseries, Nikki has partnered with Performa, a purpose-driven, fully integrated architecture, engineering, and design firm that gives people (and purpose) th…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. This episode is getting taken over by Rosie Ward, CEO and Co-founder of Salveo Partners. Listen in as she shares why leaders need to upgrade their inner operating system and how it effects performance. Follow to get your Monday Fired up.…

Amy Woodall is the President of Sandler Training Trustpointe. For the past 20 years, the company has specialized in training, coaching, and assessments for individuals, teams, and organizations looking to foster techniques to grow sales and increase clientele. In this throwback episode, Nikki revisits her conversation with Amy as she describes her …

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. This episode is getting taken over by Rosie Ward, CEO and Co-founder of Salveo Partners. Listen in as she shares how we can show up courageously. Follow to get your Monday Fired up.

Todd Palmer is a coach to entrepreneurial CEOs and author of the book, From Suck to Success. He's a keynote speaker with more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and CEO himself. In this episode, he describes the life experience that ultimately inspired his book. What’s the key takeaway? ATV — authenticity, transparency and vulnerability…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Here we go! Our question for you today: How can you seize the moment? Follow to get your Monday Fired up.

Craig Dickman is the Managing Director at TitletownTech, a venture capital organization that empowers, supports, and invests in entrepreneurs throughout their startup journey. For this subseries, Nikki has partnered with Performa, a purpose-driven, fully integrated architecture, engineering and design firm that gives people (and purpose) the space …

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Tim Spiker is taking over this episode with a message of how to be more inwardly sound and others focused. Follow to get your Monday Fired up and hear more from Tim as he launches his own podcast on the PeopleForward Network.…

Rebecca Metter is the CEO of Wambi, LLC, a digital healthcare employee recognition platform that improves patient satisfaction and safety. It’s the first gamified system that significantly increases employee engagement. In this throwback episode, Nikki revisits her conversation with Rebecca, a CEO whose mission is to create meaningful interactions …

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Tim Spiker is taking over this episode with a message of how to be more inwardly sound and others focused. Follow to get your Monday Fired up and hear more from Tim as he launches his own podcast on the PeopleForward Network.…

Tevis Trower is the CEO of Balance Integration where they have had the same mission for fifteen years: to humanize the work experience. We all overlook getting to know ourselves better. In this episode, you’ll hear Tevis explain why connecting with yourself is the first step to engaging the people around you. To learn more about the role of introsp…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Tim Spiker is taking over this episode with a message of how to be more inwardly sound and others focused. Follow to get your Monday Fired up and hear more from Tim as he launches his own podcast on the PeopleForward Network.…

Brian Mohr is the Co-founder of anthym, an interactive, patent-pending personal storytelling platform, leveraging the power of music to catalog some of the most meaningful and pivotal moments and memories in our lives. It’s mission? To help more people experience meaningful relationships, especially at work. Book Recommendations Ted Talk: What Make…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Here we go! Our question for you today: How can you let your employees work in a way that fits them? Follow to get your Monday Fired up.

As leaders, we are often so focused on how to make our company or our employees better we forget to take time for our own development. Tim Spiker, President and CEO of The Aperio Group, is a speaker, author, leadership consultant, and experience-creator led by the mission of making better leaders. In this throwback episode, Nikki revisits the conve…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. This episode is getting taken over by Liesel Mertes, Founder of Handle with Care Consulting and host of the Handle with Care: Empathy at Work podcast. In this episode she explains why the phrase "Let me know how I can help" isn't the best way to support a f…

Dr. Norma Tirado is the Vice President of Team Member Experience and Talent Development at Spectrum Health, where she strives to help her people find their gifts and pursue them in their careers. In this episode, her passion shines through as she talks about ways leaders can help their own employees and peers identify their strengths to reach their…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. This episode is getting taken over by Liesel Mertes, Founder of Handle with Care Consulting and host of the Handle with Care: Empathy at Work podcast. In this episode she discusses how powerful the phrase "tell me more" can be in the workplace. Follow to ge…

What is the difference between leading a life of success and leading a life of significance? In his 30s, Mark Whitacre defined success as a seven-figure salary, a 13,000-foot home with an eight-car garage, and flying on corporate jets all over the world. That was a reality. But because of his involvement in one of the largest white-collar price-fix…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. This episode is getting taken over by Liesel Mertes, Founder of Handle with Care Consulting and host of the Handle with Care: Empathy at Work podcast. In this episode she explains why you need to eliminate the phrase, "Take all the time you need" from your …

70 percent of employees don’t feel engaged at work, which creates a big problem for companies not just across America but globally. That staggering statistic is just one of the reasons why employee engagement is at the top of David Butler’s list. As the Founder of Spanvest International, David works alongside company executives to champion change t…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Here we go! Our question for you today: How can you fire up your life? Follow to get your Monday Fired up.

Ophelia Byers is the VP and Chief Nursing Officer at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She has more than 20 years of leadership experience, and in this episode, she discusses her passion: racism-related stress in the workplace. Listen as Ophelia shares moving stories of employees who have had such experiences and what leaders should be doing to gain a…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Andrea Butcher, President of HRD Advisory Group, takes over this episode to share other ways to respond to a team member experiencing emotion. Here we go! To hear more from Andrea, check out her podcast Being [at Work] and listen to the Daily Dose episodes.…

Blake Behr, President of Ridgeline Electrical Industries, believes in creating a culture where all employees can flourish no matter their age and generation. Because of this, Ridgeline has a 4% employee turnover rate. In this episode Blake explains how culture is the environment for growth, connection, fulfillment, and thriving. Listen as he shares…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Andrea Butcher, President of HRD Advisory Group, takes over this episode to share better ways to gauge your responses to others. Here we go! To hear more from Andrea, check out her podcast Being [at Work] and listen to the Daily Dose episodes.…

Nigel Girgrah is the Chief Wellness Officer at Ochsner Health System where he strives to illustrate vulnerability and destigmatize mental health in the workplace. During the pandemic, there was an increase in mental health needs. While mental health isn’t anything new, leaders are constantly having to adapt to new situations and environments. In th…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Andrea Butcher, President of HRD Advisory Group, takes over this episode to remind us to first lead ourselves before we can lead others. Here we go! To hear more from Andrea, check out her podcast Being [at Work] and listen to the Daily Dose episodes.…

In this special bonus episode of Gut+Science, Nikki revisists her interview with Mark Schulman, the drummer for P!nk and rockstar keynote speaker. In this episode, he dives into why attitude is the ultimate power - and how you can shift not only your attitude but the attitudes of others. “Understanding that you, as a leader, have the power to drive…

O’Brien McMahon is a Senior Vice President with Lockton, where he helps companies build better total rewards programs including employee benefits, compensation, and retirement programs. He also hosts a podcast called “People Business” that explores human behavior and helps people get the most out of themselves and the people around them. In this ep…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Andrea Butcher, President of HRD Advisory Group, takes over this episode with a reminder to own your mindset and your day. Here we go! To hear more from Andrea, check out her podcast Being [at Work] and listen to the Daily Dose episodes.…

Estrella Parker is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Satellite Healthcare / WellBound where she aims to create a great patient experience by inspiring employees and team members. In this episode, you’ll hear Estrella speak on the importance of building workplaces where employees experience meaning and how the first step to achieving that goal be…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Here we go! Our question for you today: How can you take a break? Follow to get your Monday Fired up.

James Sinclair is the Chief Executive and Co-founder of EnterpriseAlumni, the market-leading alumni and retiree engagement platform. Its software powers the corporate alumni networks of both medium-sized businesses and the worlds’ largest corporations to help tap into talent. In this episode, James centers and reminds us to leverage the blessing th…

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Here we go! Our question for you today: How can you strengthen the partnerships in your life? Follow to get your Monday Fired up.

Bonnie Barnes is the Co-founder and CEO of The DAISY Foundation, a nonprofit organization that recognizes excellence in nursing with the DAISY Award. The award is celebrated in more than 4,700 healthcare facilities, and over 156,000 nurses have been recognized formally since the Foundation began. In honor of Nurses Week, Bonnie speaks on a topic th…