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Conversations for Leaders & Teams

Conversations for Leaders & Teams

By: Dr. Kelly M.G. Whelan
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Welcome! Since 2020, the Conversations podcast has been dedicated to advancing leader and team excellence by exploring relevant topics that impact today's corporate, nonprofit, and faith organizations. Get social with us @belemleaders or visit belemleaders.org Check out Christian Coaching Magazine @christiancoachingmag on FB and Instagram, or christiancoachingmag.com

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  • E92. Leading with Grace: Flourishing Leaders & Thriving Teams w/ Jeremiah Burke
    Feb 27 2026

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    Join Dr. Kelly Whelan with guest Jeremiah Burke to unpack what it means to lead with grace while holding high standards. From self-leadership and honoring a Sabbath to discernment and smart failure, we explore how to move teams from mere compliance to true capacity and flourishing.

    • redefining leadership as stewardship of influence
    • strength with grace, not softness or dominance
    • self-leadership across mind, body, spirit, soul
    • feedback, humility, and open-door trust
    • mentors, coaching, and mental health support
    • Scripture, Spirit, Support as discernment filters
    • moving teams from compliance to capacity
    • measuring fruits beyond KPIs and revenue
    • recognition that fits each person’s motivation
    • smart failure, innovation, and permission to try
    • knowing your people and co-creating solutions

    Get Jeremiah's book @ Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Archway Publishing, and more. Connect on Facebook: Leading with Grace; LinkedIn: Jeremiah Burke; Website: GraceFilledLeadership.com


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    BelemLeaders–Your organization's trusted partner for leader and team development. Visit our website to connect: belemleaders.org or book a discovery call today! belem.as.me/discovery

    Until next time, keep doing great things!

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    39 mins
  • E91. Activating Your Zone Of Genius w/ Victoria Odekomaya
    Dec 15 2025

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    Join us and explore how mission-driven leaders can show up online without feeling salesy by reframing visibility as service. Lady Boss, Victoria Odekomaya shares practical systems for sustainable content, team collaboration, analytics that matter, and why authentic video beats polish.

    • reframing self-promotion as service to others
    • using content to show transformation and build trust
    • focusing on a clear audience and their language
    • reducing burnout with lanes, systems and delegation
    • elevating team voices to reflect the mission
    • setting goals before analytics and measuring what matters
    • engaging comments to grow thought leadership and reach
    • choosing formats by platform intent and repurposing
    • embracing video, strong hooks and bullet-point outlines
    • targeting the right viewers over vanity metrics

    Find out more about Victoria and the good work she does @ www.thelimstudios.com

    On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriaodekomaya/ and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/limstudios/


    Support the show

    BelemLeaders–Your organization's trusted partner for leader and team development. Visit our website to connect: belemleaders.org or book a discovery call today! belem.as.me/discovery

    Until next time, keep doing great things!

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    33 mins
  • E90. Leading People—the Jesus Way w/ Father Daniel Brandenburg
    Nov 21 2025

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    Together we explore how leadership goes far beyond titles, tracing Father Daniel’s mission work and his new book that measures Jesus against top secular models. Practical steps emerge for building aligned teams, treating people with dignity, and making daily prayer a leader’s edge.

    • leadership as influence rooted in dignity and mission
    • lessons from global missionary work and local impact
    • Jesus measured against leading secular frameworks
    • the power of small-team formation and delegation
    • culture fit, onboarding, and retention through value
    • transformation over performance and ego
    • aligned diversity versus misaligned goals
    • daily prayer as a practical tool for decisions
    • simple frameworks for reflection and action

    You can find Father Daniels book on Amazon.com and then look for Leader Like No Other. You can also find it with a slightly discounted price @ https://www.regnumchristi.com/en/leader-like-no-other-what-secular-leadership-models-reveal-about-jesus/

    Learn more about Father Brandenburg @ https://www.frdanielbrandenburg.com/

    Support the show

    BelemLeaders–Your organization's trusted partner for leader and team development. Visit our website to connect: belemleaders.org or book a discovery call today! belem.as.me/discovery

    Until next time, keep doing great things!

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    42 mins
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