Episodes

  • Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast 253 Andre Laplume Spinout Ventures

    Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast 253 Andre Laplume Spinout Ventures
    May 17 2025
    On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with André Laplume about Spinout Ventures, company innovation and launching a start up. We also dive deep into developing a positive environment for creative innovations, non-competes being banned for all workers in the USA except Executives, and when to start a spinout ventures.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast 252 Shivani Gupta Getting Your People To Step Up

    Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast 252 Shivani Gupta Getting Your People To Step Up
    May 5 2025
    On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Shivani Gupta about Getting Your People To Step Up, slowing the hiring process down and retaining talented people. We also dive deep into creating high performing teams, normalising honest conversations and the constant art of working on the culture.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast 251 Ishan Galapathy Unlock Employee Engagement

    Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast 251 Ishan Galapathy Unlock Employee Engagement
    Apr 24 2025
    On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Ishan Galapathy about how to Unlock Employee Engagement, the power of process in productivity and shifting the paradigm of how companies lead change. We also dive deep into focusing on progress & achievement in the workforce, building momentum, gaining traction and expanding followers.
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast 250 Irene Riad Authentic Leadership

    Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast 250 Irene Riad Authentic Leadership
    Apr 18 2025
    On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Irene Riad about Authentic Leadership, culture and high performing teams. We also dive deep into values, belonging, diversity and not taking peoples wellbeing for granted.
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    58 mins
  • Inspiring Great Leader Podcast #249 Joe Pane Courage To Be You

    Inspiring Great Leader Podcast #249 Joe Pane Courage To Be You
    Oct 26 2024
    On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Joe Pane about the Courage To Be You, emotional fitness and the quality of our relationship with uncertainty. We also dive deep into how our identity and ego defines you, managing difficult conversations, and human behaviour.
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Inspiring Great Leader Podcast #248 Lisa Sharapata State of Culture

    Inspiring Great Leader Podcast #248 Lisa Sharapata State of Culture
    Aug 9 2024
    On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Lisa Sharapata about State of Culture, having the right mindset, normalising feedbacks and a culture of having honest conversations. We also dive deeper into what psychological safety is and how we create it, the differences between inward and outward mindset, and understanding diversity and inclusion.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #247 Scott Mautz The Mentally Strong Leader

    Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #247 Scott Mautz The Mentally Strong Leader
    Jul 31 2024
    On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Scott Mautz about The Mentally Strong Leader, working with Procter & Gamble, and how we can lead effectively. We also dive deeper into what made him focus on mental health for leaders, the six core mental muscles, and relating emotional intelligence with mental strength.
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #246 Danielle Colley The Chocolate Bar Life

    Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #246 Danielle Colley The Chocolate Bar Life
    Jul 24 2024
    On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Danielle Colley about The Chocolate Bar Life, understanding what burnout is, and how work culture affects our mental health. We also dive deeper into what a Mars Bar is and why we should prioritize work, rest, play.
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    1 hr and 2 mins