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Inspire Greatness
Hosted by Matt Tenney · EN
The Inspire Greatness Podcast is the go-to source for leaders who are looking for inspiration and practical tips for bringing out the best in others. It is a must-listen for leaders who want to cultivate engaged, high-performing teams. Our host, Matt Tenney, is a recognized authority on leadership, founder of PeopleThriver, and the bestselling author of Inspire Greatness: How to Motivate Employees with a Simple, Repeatable, Scalable Process. In each episode, you’ll learn 3 powerful, proven methods for inspiring greatness in your team from Matt Tenney or the business leaders and thought leaders he interviews, who offer their unique viewpoints on leadership and employee engagement. Embark on this transformative journey to inspire greatness and elevate your leadership skills. Dive into the Inspire Greatness Podcast today.
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The Inspire Greatness Podcast - Featuring Socrates Rosenfeld
Feb 500:40:50Tap to summarizeSocrates Rosenfeld, CEO and Co‑Founder of Jane Technologies Inc., joins Inspire Greatness to share his leadership journey from combat aviation to building the leading ecommerce platform in cannabis. Hosted by Matt Tenney, this episode highlights how knowing yourself, listening deeply, and communicating purpose can transform teams.From his path as a combat veteran and Apache helicopter commander to scaling Jane Technologies into the backbone of cannabis retail across 39 states, Soc reveals how he learned to lead with clarity, courage, and authenticity. In this conversation, he offers practical, grounded strategies for inspiring greatness in others, strengthening trust, and aligning teams around a shared “why.” He shares the pivotal moments that shaped his approach to building high‑performing teams—especially the shift from reacting under pressure to listening with true intent. You’ll hear stories that spark new ideas, challenge assumptions, and offer tools you can put into practice today. Matt Tenney guides the discussion with thoughtful questions that illuminate both the personal and professional sides of Soc’s leadership journey. 📖 Read the full show notes here 🎧 Subscribe for more expert insights on leadership, culture, and personal growth ⭐ Enjoyed the episode? Leave a review to help others discover the show!Follow Matt on LinkedIn for more updates: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matttenney/Stock music: https://www.storyblocks.com/Brought to you in partnership with PeopleThriver — your go-to resource for thriving in leadership, alignment, and purpose-driven culture. Discover practical strategies and empowering frameworks to elevate your team and make values visible. Visit PeopleThriver.com to learn more.
Transcribe →The Inspire Greatness Podcast - Featuring Shari Cedar
Jan 2900:34:41Tap to summarizeShari Cedar, CEO and Co‑Owner of AK Building Services, joins Inspire Greatness to share her leadership journey and practical tips for inspiring greatness in her team. Hosted by Matt Tenney, this episode highlights how continuous improvement, clear communication, and an ownership mindset can transform a workplace.From her early career in TV production to leading a fast‑growing, family‑run janitorial company in Florida, Shari Cedar reveals how purposeful leadership shaped her path. In this conversation, Shari offers practical strategies for inspiring greatness in others and creating teams that thrive, along with candid insights from her own evolution as a leader. You’ll hear stories that spark new ideas, challenge assumptions, and offer tools you can put into practice today. Matt Tenney guides the discussion with thoughtful questions that illuminate both the personal and professional sides of Shari’s leadership approach. 📖 Read the full show notes here 🎧 Subscribe for more expert insights on leadership, culture, and personal growth ⭐ Enjoyed the episode? Leave a review to help others discover the show!Brought to you in partnership with PeopleThriver — your go-to resource for thriving in leadership, alignment, and purpose-driven culture. Discover practical strategies and empowering frameworks to elevate your team and make values visible. Visit PeopleThriver.com to learn more.
Transcribe →The Inspire Greatness Podcast - Featuring Sébastien Page
Jan 2200:48:08Tap to summarizeSébastien Page, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Global Multi‑Asset at T. Rowe Price, joins Inspire Greatness to share three unconventional leadership insights that challenge traditional thinking. Hosted by Matt Tenney, this episode highlights how staying mindful of unintended consequences, embracing healthy disagreement, and tapping into productive worry can transform the way leaders inspire greatness.From the surprising lesson of “why you shouldn’t die on Everest” to the hidden risks of measurable goals, Sébastien Page reveals how leaders can stay grounded and avoid the unintended consequences of well‑intentioned metrics. He also explains why being just a little disagreeable can strengthen your leadership—and why businesses shouldn’t function like democracies if they want clarity, accountability, and high performance. Finally, Sébastien shares how learning to “love to worry” can help leaders tap into the productive side of neuroticism and turn anxiety into strategic insight.You’ll hear stories that challenge assumptions, spark new ideas, and offer practical tools you can put into practice today.Matt Tenney guides the conversation with thoughtful questions that uncover both the personal and professional sides of leadership.Purchase Sébastien's book The Psychology of Leadership📖 Read the full show notes here🎧 Subscribe for more expert insights on leadership, culture, and personal growth⭐ Enjoyed the episode? Leave a review to help others discover the show!Brought to you in partnership with PeopleThriver — your go-to resource for thriving in leadership, alignment, and purpose-driven culture. Discover practical strategies and empowering frameworks to elevate your team and make values visible. Visit PeopleThriver.com to learn more.
Transcribe →The Inspire Greatness Podcast - Featuring Abhishek Shankar
Jan 1500:32:14Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Inspire Greatness, we welcome Abhishek Shankar—CEO of Emids and a leading voice in AI‑driven digital transformation across the global health and life sciences ecosystem. With more than two decades of experience scaling technology organizations, driving enterprise modernization, and leading large‑scale digital transformation, Abhishek brings a rare blend of strategic clarity, engineering depth, and purpose‑driven leadership. Before joining Emids, he held senior leadership roles at Tech Mahindra and HCL, where he shaped industry‑wide strategies around AI, software‑defined innovation, and digital engineering.In this conversation, Abhishek shares three powerful strategies for inspiring greatness in your team: Put employees first so they can put customers first, creating a culture where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to deliver exceptional work.Invest in relationships that go beyond the contract, because trust, partnership, and genuine connection drive long‑term success far more than transactions ever will.Embrace the mindset that you are always a work in progress, modeling humility, curiosity, and continuous growth so your team feels safe to evolve alongside you.📖 Read the full show notes here🎧 Subscribe for more expert insights on leadership, culture, and personal growth⭐ Enjoyed the episode? Leave a review to help others discover the show!Brought to you in partnership with PeopleThriver — your go-to resource for thriving in leadership, alignment, and purpose-driven culture. Discover practical strategies and empowering frameworks to elevate your team and make values visible. Visit PeopleThriver.com to learn more.
Transcribe →Devan Kline
Dec 18, 2023Tap to summarizeIn this episode I talked with Devan Kline, the Co-Founder and Visionary of Burn Boot Camp.Founded in 2012, Burn Boot Camp is a fitness organization that focuses on empowering women.As of now, they have over 350 locations all of which operate to achieve the goal of a world where women love themselves today and are inspired by who they'll be tomorrow.In this episode, Matt and Devan discuss the importance of self-awareness as a leader and understanding your strengths, weaknesses, and limitations. Along with this, they also discuss adversity and how your organization reacts to adversity can be an indicator of the culture you have built.If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:https://businessleadershiptoday.com/devan-kline-on-the-business-leadership-today-podcastIf you enjoyed this interview and would like to hear more interviews like this, be sure to subscribe to the podcast.Also, if you’d like to help other people benefit from this podcast, please take a minute to leave a review.By sharing your thoughts, you’ll help the podcast reach more people and help those people make a decision regarding whether this podcast might be of value to them.Brought to you in partnership with PeopleThriver — your go-to resource for thriving in leadership, alignment, and purpose-driven culture. Discover practical strategies and empowering frameworks to elevate your team and make values visible. Visit PeopleThriver.com to learn more.
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