Podcasts by Hot Mess Hotline

Making Decisions Isn’t Hard, Taking Action on the Decision is Hard with Alexei Miller from 2023-12-08T12:00

Making decisions isn’t always hard, but taking action on the decisions can be hard. Alexei Miller is a leader who lived that firsthand when his company’s locations were caught in the middle of i...

The Secret to Creating Alignment During Change with Michael Judd from 2023-12-08T02:11:51

Successful leaders find themselves creating alignment during change. Michael Judd shares one of his initial turnaround gigs where he learned this skill directly and then took it with him for the...

If You Micromanage Then You’re Not Managing with Richard Luna from 2023-12-08T02:11

Richard Luna came to a hard realization when he said to himself, “If you micromanage, then you’re not managing.” As his business and team were growing, he learned — the hard way, of course! — th...

Great Leaders Know They Lead Humans Not Robots with Denise Cooper from 2023-11-09T01:45:48

Leaders lead humans and people working together, not robots working together. Denise Cooper and I explore this topic in a very frank conversation. We’ve gone off course with leadership when we t...

Root Cause Analysis Example with 300 Servers and without Emotion with Benjamin Pulatie from 2023-10-13T10:00

IT executives have too many root cause analysis examples to count. Benjamin Pulatie is a leader and entrepreneur who’s no different. But because of his mega hot mess he learned how to take contr...

Solving the Right Problem with Change Management with Juan Betancourt from 2023-09-29T10:00

Solving the right problem with change management is a perennial problem for IT leaders. Juan Betancourt is a tech entrepreneur who is willing to keep looking in the mirror, ask the hard question...

Leaders Aren’t Fortune Tellers, But They Are Risk Takers with Pamela Diaz from 2023-09-18T00:57:16

Leadership is about taking risks, not seeing into a crystal ball. Pamela Diaz is a leader that asks her team to trust her enough to take risks with her. And she returns that trust with empathy. ...

Resistance to Change Isn't What You Think It Is with Jessica Carroll from 2023-09-01T11:00

Resistance to change doesn't always show up in your team like you think it does. Jessica Carroll is an executive who has driven multiple digital transformations as a CIO and Chief Customer E...

Deliver Results that Match Your Executive Compensation with Scott Couchenour from 2023-08-18T17:22:28

Have you ever felt like you weren't delivering the results as an executive that matched your compensation? Scott Couchenour is our faculty member who can tell you exactly why and how to get ...

Action Can't Get in the Way of Empathy with Don Monistere from 2023-08-04T11:00:39

Action and empathy move at different speeds in companies. Don Monistere is a longtime IT leader who has driven a lot of change. He's led the acquisition and merging of several companies and ...

How to Come Back from Burnout with Jimmy Burroughes from 2023-07-21T11:00

How do you come back from burnout as a leader? Jimmy Burroughes was an overachiever who tried to prove himself for too long and burned out. In epic fashion. As someone who knows he's here to...

IT Needs to Say No Sometimes with Heather Darring from 2023-07-07T11:05:14

How to say "No" in IT is tricky. Heather Darring shares with us what's even trickier: saying Yes too frequently, projects going out of scope, and then reading an IT audit that says...

Courageous Leadership with Deseri Garcia from 2023-06-23T16:57:43

Courageous leadership is a choice. Deseri Garcia is a coach and faculty member here at The Change Architects. Because she's been in the trenches as a leader, she knows what it takes to have ...

Challenge the Status Quo; Business as Usual is Dangerous with Wally Brant from 2023-06-11T17:21:11

"Challenge the status quo!" The executives we work with shout this from rooftops with their teams. "Business as usual" means a slow decline toward irrelevancy.

The rea...

Rich Leaders Have Rich Relationships with Jack Gibson from 2023-05-12T21:13:03

A little-discussed asset class known by rich leaders is to have rich relationships. Jack Gibson is a leader who values trust over money; friendship over revenue. Just a few short years ago, he w...

Insights into Uncomfortable Race Conversations at Work with Danielle Meadows-Stinnett from 2023-04-28T18:38:23

Have you ever wanted insights into uncomfortable race conversations at work but didn't know who to ask? Our guest, Danielle Meadows-Stinnett, is generous enough to share a hot mess she found...

How Small Tweaks Create Big Change with Nikki Evans from 2023-04-14T19:21:19

Big change is created by small tweaks. One of our faculty members, Nikki Evans, reminds us that change happens in small steps. Our brains are wired for overwhelm when we try to prioritize, do, p...

Bring More Critical Thinking to Your Leadership Team with Steve Pearlman from 2023-03-31T18:15:54

Critical thinking in leadership teams is not the norm. Too many meetings are focused on who's winning, who has the best idea, who's talking the loudest, etc. Steve Pearlman, a critical t...

Old Habits Can't Create New Results with Tedra White from 2023-03-17T19:17:06

Change feels hard when we try to use old habits to drive new results. No one knows that better than our very own faculty member, Tedra White. On this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, we talk thr...

The critical difference between managing complexity and micromanaging with Bill Murphy from 2023-03-03T21:53

There is a critical difference between managing complexity and micromanaging that all leaders need to know about. Our Hot Mess Hotline guest, Bill Murphy, breaks down how to know when you've rea...

What's the Difference Between Orientation and Onboarding? from 2022-11-06T17:12

What's the Difference Between Orientation and Onboarding? And why does it matter?

With turnover and retention being very painful and expensive problems (especially right now!), leaders ne...

Hot Messes Make You a Stronger Leader with Jerry Jones from 2022-10-02T15:11

Stronger leaders are made through multiple hot messes. Jerry Jones, former president of Cannon IV, shares his decisionmaking, sleepless nights, and strategy pivots during some tumultuous times. ...

When You Lose Your Job and It's Your Whole Identity with Steve Spiro from 2022-09-18T18:12:11

What do you do when you lose your job and it's your whole identity? Steve Spiro has been there and has some words of advice! Almost every successful leader I know has been fired from a job and/o...

Don't Do What You're Good At with Gary Hobbs from 2022-09-02T13:55:35

You've probably spent your entire life believing that you should do what you're good at. Surely, if you're a natural at something, then it's your life's calling, right? But what if you've been w...

Powerful Leaders Define Success for Themselves First with Karen Mangia from 2022-08-19T16:57:46

There's a balance in leadership success between being nimble and controlling the right kind of controllables. Karen Mangia is that leader who has found personal and professional success because ...

How to Build a High Performing Team with Sean Murray and Doug Beal from 2022-08-05T17:20:09

High-performing teams are built when individuals go through challenges together. Sean Murray and Doug Beal bring us the real-life story of a gold metal Olympic team from the 80s who could barely...

Rules to Live By for Good Leaders and Bad Leaders with Chris Clews from 2022-04-27T20:41:52

Chris Clews, speaker and author, bring us rules to live by for good and bad leaders straight from the 80s! Again! He has such a valuable perspective to share (and we have laugh so much when we'r...

Your Team's Long Term Growth Plan with Tony Newcome from 2022-04-15T11:11:37

Tony Newcome, CTO at ActiveCampaign, creates long-term growth plans with his team and has everyone working in the details, including himself. It's been instrumental to ActiveCampaign's success and ...

Ep. 47: Your Team's Long Term Growth Plan with Tony Newcome from 2022-04-15T11:11:37

Tony Newcome, CTO at ActiveCampaign, creates long-term growth plans with his team and has everyone working in the details, including himself. It's been instrumental to ActiveCampaign's success and ...

Project Management Problems Always Have People Solutions with Charlie Garcia from 2022-04-01T07:18:34

Charlie Garcia, president of C Garcia and Associates, has learned that every project management problem really needs a people-focused solution. He grew up in the construction industry and learne...

Ep. 46: Project Management Problems Always Have People Solutions with Charlie Garcia from 2022-04-01T07:18:34

Charlie Garcia, president of C Garcia and Associates, has learned that every project management problem really needs a people-focused solution. He grew up in the construction industry and learne...

Leaders Don't Judge with Joe Topinka from 2022-03-18T12:21:10

Joe Topinka, founder of CIO Mentor, shares his experiences learning that leaders don't judge and how to really lead by example through a tough moment in his career. A new CEO came in and he was ...

Ep. 45: Leaders Don't Judge with Joe Topinka from 2022-03-18T12:21:10

Joe Topinka, founder of CIO Mentor, shares his experiences learning that leaders don't judge and how to really lead by example through a tough moment in his career. A new CEO came in and he was ...

How to Lead Through a Crisis with Whynde Kuehn from 2022-02-19T10:16:31

Whynde Kuehne, founder and managing director of S2E Transformation Inc., teaches us how to lead through a crisis from her firsthand experience. She was having a normal, fabulous day when she rec...

Ep. 44: How to Lead Through a Crisis with Whynde Kuehn from 2022-02-19T10:16:31

Whynde Kuehne, founder and managing director of S2E Transformation Inc., teaches us how to lead through a crisis from her firsthand experience. She was having a normal, fabulous day when she rec...

Leadership Lessons from the 80s with Chris Clews from 2021-11-28T20:10:33

​Chris Clews, speaker and author, brings us the top leadership lessons from the 80s in this Hot Mess Hotline episode. Combining his marketing leadership experience and love of Gen X culture, he'...

Ep. 43: Leadership Lessons from the 80s with Chris Clews from 2021-11-28T20:10:33

​Chris Clews, speaker and author, brings us the top leadership lessons from the 80s in this Hot Mess Hotline episode. Combining his marketing leadership experience and love of Gen X culture, he'...

The Ultimate Humble Leadership Style with David Fischer from 2021-11-14T19:10:35

​David Fischer, chief revenue officer at Gregory & Appel Insurance, has always sought out challenges. As a marine, he learned the ultimate humble leadership style: leaders eat last. He continuou...

Ep. 42: The Ultimate Humble Leadership Style with David Fischer from 2021-11-14T19:10:35

​David Fischer, chief revenue officer at Gregory & Appel Insurance, has always sought out challenges. As a marine, he learned the ultimate humble leadership style: leaders eat last. He continuou...

What to Do When Hard Work Doesn't Pay Off with Blair Milo from 2021-11-01T23:10:58

Blair Milo, founding director of the Center for Talent and Opportunity, took on a huge career opportunity, drove innovation, and then confronted a problem she couldn't outwork. One minute into t...

Ep. 41: What to Do When Hard Work Doesn't Pay Off with Blair Milo from 2021-11-01T23:10:58

Blair Milo, founding director of the Center for Talent and Opportunity, took on a huge career opportunity, drove innovation, and then confronted a problem she couldn't outwork. One minute into t...

5 Steps To Take After Being Fired with Emil Ekiyor from 2021-10-17T00:24:49

Emil Ekiyor, CEO of Innopower, learned some tough lessons before finding his purpose. He came to America from Nigeria in high school, never having played football. He learned the game and earned...

Ep. 40: 5 Steps To Take After Being Fired with Emil Ekiyor from 2021-10-17T00:24:49

Emil Ekiyor, CEO of Innopower, learned some tough lessons before finding his purpose. He came to America from Nigeria in high school, never having played football. He learned the game and earned...

Why Mental Clarity is More Important Than a Business Plan with Jason Weddle from 2021-09-17T19:52:31

Jason Weddle, CEO of Hamilton, has been successful precisely because he's willing to answer the hard questions and have the tough conversations. Even with himself. For this episode of the Hot Me...

Ep. 39: Why Mental Clarity is More Important Than a Business Plan with Jason Weddle from 2021-09-17T19:52:31

Jason Weddle, CEO of Hamilton, has been successful precisely because he's willing to answer the hard questions and have the tough conversations. Even with himself. For this episode of the Hot Me...

How to Overcome Mistakes at Work with Jeff Ton from 2021-09-05T15:59:37

Jeff Ton has risen through the ranks of IT from manager to director to CIO. He's now bringing the wisdom he's learned to current IT leaders through a CIO networking group in Central Indiana. On ...

Ep. 38: How to Overcome Mistakes at Work with Jeff Ton from 2021-09-05T15:59:37

Jeff Ton has risen through the ranks of IT from manager to director to CIO. He's now bringing the wisdom he's learned to current IT leaders through a CIO networking group in Central Indiana. On ...

Resilience Examples from IT and Consulting Leaders from 2021-05-24T20:30

This episode is a replay of an IT panel that Stefanie Krievins moderated in April 2021 with successful IT leaders who also have remarkably diverse perspectives of this world and in their compani...

Ep. 37: Resilience Examples from IT and Consulting Leaders from 2021-05-24T20:30

This episode is a replay of an IT panel that Stefanie Krievins moderated in April 2021 with successful IT leaders who also have remarkably diverse perspectives of this world and in their compani...

A Real World Emotional Intelligence Test You Only Gain Through Experience with Leslie Murphy from 2021-05-06T10:10:49

Leslie Murphy is the owner of an association management firm with tenured experience in managing people, teams, volunteers, and herself.

She shares her stories about learning more about h...

Ep. 36: A Real World Emotional Intelligence Test You Only Gain Through Experience with Leslie Murphy from 2021-05-06T10:10:49

Leslie Murphy is the owner of an association management firm with tenured experience in managing people, teams, volunteers, and herself.

She shares her stories about learning more about h...

Transparency is the Only Option for Leadership If You Want Trust with Wayne Patrick from 2021-04-23T15:33:27

Wayne Patrick is a serial tech entrepreneur whose Hot Mess Hotline conversation is about his lessons learned during the Great Recessi...

Ep. 35: Transparency is the Only Option for Leadership If You Want Trust with Wayne Patrick from 2021-04-23T15:33:27

Wayne Patrick is a serial tech entrepreneur whose Hot Mess Hotline conversation is about his lessons learned during the Great Recessi...

Ep. 34: What Successful Leaders Do in Challenging Times with Mike Sipple Jr. from 2021-04-09T16:00

In today’s episode, Mike Sipple Jr. wants you to know that as a mid-level leader you are an inspiration!

It mi...

What Successful Leaders Do in Challenging Times with Mike Sipple Jr. from 2021-04-09T16:00

In today’s episode, Mike Sipple Jr. wants you to know that as a mid-level leader you are an inspiration!

It mi...

Critical Decision Making Skills Every Manager Needs with Aimee Kandrac from 2021-03-26T11:00

Do you ever wish that you could see that your CEO is a human being? That they are vulnerable? That they can mess up?

Listen

Ep. 33: Critical Decision Making Skills Every Manager Needs with Aimee Kandrac from 2021-03-26T11:00

Do you ever wish that you could see that your CEO is a human being? That they are vulnerable? That they can mess up?

Listen

Great adversity is a Great Business Opportunity with Kevin Berkopes from 2021-03-12T23:40:34

Kevin Berkopes talks about the Hot Mess that happened due to COVID which jarred schools: the largest healthcare, childcare, and food programs in the world.  Listen

Ep. 32: Great adversity is a Great Business Opportunity with Kevin Berkopes from 2021-03-12T23:40:34

Kevin Berkopes talks about the Hot Mess that happened due to COVID which jarred schools: the largest healthcare, childcare, and food programs in the world.  Listen

A CEO Answers The Question - How Do You Build Staff Resilience with Angela White from 2021-03-01T00:44:47

This episode reveals how a CEO learned powerful lessons during a staff tragedy and how it built resilience for 2020. While we'll never wish this trauma on your team, there are real lessons you a...

Ep. 31: A CEO Answers The Question - How Do You Build Staff Resilience with Angela White from 2021-03-01T00:44:47

This episode reveals how a CEO learned powerful lessons during a staff tragedy and how it built resilience for 2020. While we'll never wish this trauma on your team, there are real lessons you a...

Take Control of Your Career by Taking Control of What You're Learning with Darren Reese from 2021-02-14T21:52:35

This episode discusses the limitations to passion, why being less intolerant can be a great thing, and tools to know people are doing their jobs. Darren Reese is the CEO of the SESCO Group and h...

Ep. 30: Take Control of Your Career by Taking Control of What You're Learning with Darren Reese from 2021-02-14T21:52:35

This episode discusses the limitations to passion, why being less intolerant can be a great thing, and tools to know people are doing their jobs. Darren Reese is the CEO of the SESCO Group and h...

The Business Strategy Questions the Pandemic is Forcing Leaders to Answer with Calvin Ellison from 2021-01-31T22:24:03

Stefanie Krievins and Executive Coach and Mastermind Host Cal Ellison discuss the deep questions that the pandemic forced business leaders to answer. The pandemic and economic shutdown forced CE...

Ep. 29: The Business Strategy Questions the Pandemic is Forcing Leaders to Answer with Calvin Ellison from 2021-01-31T22:24:03

Stefanie Krievins and Executive Coach and Mastermind Host Cal Ellison discuss the deep questions that the pandemic forced business leaders to answer. The pandemic and economic shutdown forced CE...

Why Fast Business Growth Didn't Stop in 2020 but was Redefined Instead with Armando Lanuti from 2021-01-19T02:29:25

Last year, 2020, was the ultimate hot mess. And 2021 is also starting out with a bang. But there's always good that emerges during difficult times.

This episode features Armando Lanuti, t...

Ep. 28: Why Fast Business Growth Didn't Stop in 2020 but was Redefined Instead with Armando Lanuti from 2021-01-19T02:29:25

Last year, 2020, was the ultimate hot mess. And 2021 is also starting out with a bang. But there's always good that emerges during difficult times.

This episode features Armando Lanuti, t...

A Mini Mess on Why There IS an "I" in Team! from 2020-12-21T14:00

We've all seen the inspirational placard "There's No I in Team!"

If you want to know how to improve communication within a team, the first thing that you need to know is there IS an "I" i...

27: A Mini Mess on Why There IS an "I" in Team! from 2020-12-21T14:00

We've all seen the inspirational placard "There's No I in Team!"

If you want to know how to improve communication within a team, the first thing that you need to know is there IS an "I" i...

A Mini Mess on Why Time Management is a Myth from 2020-12-07T14:00

Time management is a myth, and today, I’m going to talk about why – and what you should be doing instead to maximize the time you have, manage expectations at work and at home with the emergenci...

25: A Mini Mess on Why Time Management is a Myth from 2020-12-07T14:00

Time management is a myth, and today, I’m going to talk about why – and what you should be doing instead to maximize the time you have, manage expectations at work and at home with the emergenci...

A Mini Mess on Why Gen X is Awesome in the Workplace! from 2020-11-23T14:00

Friends, growing up Gen X meant growing up in a really interesting time. We were independent, sometimes latchkey kids, bridging genres, friend cliques, interests, and more.

This independe...

23: A Mini Mess on Why Gen X is Awesome in the Workplace! from 2020-11-23T14:00

Friends, growing up Gen X meant growing up in a really interesting time. We were independent, sometimes latchkey kids, bridging genres, friend cliques, interests, and more.

This independe...

How this President and Founder used her strategic plan to change everything from 2020-10-23T14:00

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “So why is strategic planning important to a small company?” Sam Julka has your answer.

As Sam discusses in this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, she and he...

21: How this President and Founder used her strategic plan to change everything from 2020-10-23T14:00

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “So why is strategic planning important to a small company?” Sam Julka has your answer.

As Sam discusses in this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, she and he...

How a network of trusted advisors helped this CEO pivot to a new strategic plan from 2020-10-23T13:00

For Sam Julka, the President and Founder of DORIS Research, 2020 proved that strategic planning can sometimes have unintended or unexpected benefits, such as finding yourself with a team of grea...

20: How a network of trusted advisors helped this CEO pivot to a new strategic plan from 2020-10-23T13:00

For Sam Julka, the President and Founder of DORIS Research, 2020 proved that strategic planning can sometimes have unintended or unexpected benefits, such as finding yourself with a team of grea...

How 1 Powerful Question Changed an Entire IT Team from 2020-10-08T14:00

In Part 2 of Mike Loggins’ interview, we’re going behind the scenes to learn how Mike, a global vice president of IT, and his team changed their communication style by completely changing their ...

19: How 1 Powerful Question Changed an Entire IT Team from 2020-10-08T14:00

In Part 2 of Mike Loggins’ interview, we’re going behind the scenes to learn how Mike, a global vice president of IT, and his team changed their communication style by completely changing their ...

How This IT Team Couldn’t Change Their Culture and Communication Until They Changed Where They Sat from 2020-10-08T13:00

Mike Loggins, a global vice president of IT, and I discuss how to improve communication within a team on this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline. When it came to team communication strategies, Mike...

18: How This IT Team Couldn’t Change Their Culture and Communication Until They Changed Where They Sat from 2020-10-08T13:00

Mike Loggins, a global vice president of IT, and I discuss how to improve communication within a team on this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline. When it came to team communication strategies, Mike...

How a Nonprofit CEO Learned to Overcome Change Management Challenges and Experience Opportunity in the Pandemic from 2020-10-05T14:00

Coming into 2020, when you thought of how to overcome change management challenges, you didn’t have the fallout of a global pandemic on your radar. If you’re Jim Morris, CEO of the Greater Indy ...

17: How a Nonprofit CEO Learned to Overcome Change Management Challenges and Experience Opportunity in the Pandemic from 2020-10-05T14:00

Coming into 2020, when you thought of how to overcome change management challenges, you didn’t have the fallout of a global pandemic on your radar. If you’re Jim Morris, CEO of the Greater Indy ...

Complex Conflict This CEO Found Himself in for 8 Years from 2020-10-05T13:00

Typically when I talk with a client about how to manage conflict, it’s within an organization. On this’s episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, Jim Morris, the CEO of Greater Indy Habitat for...

16: Complex Conflict This CEO Found Himself in for 8 Years from 2020-10-05T13:00

Typically when I talk with a client about how to manage conflict, it’s within an organization. On this’s episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, Jim Morris, the CEO of Greater Indy Habitat for...

A Mini Mess on What is Change Management Training from 2020-09-28T13:00

If you think change is hard, you’re doing it wrong. And you’re probably doing change management training wrong, too.

So what is change management training, and what’s the number one s...