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Episode 183: From Consultant to Coach: Leadership Lessons they DON'T TEACH in School | Hosted by Jason Balara ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

In this episode, host Jason Balara chats with a successful consultant who discovered a natural gift for executive coaching. What started as a career in consulting evolved into a passion for inspiring courage and equipping lea...

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Sept. 9, 2025

Episode 183: From Consultant to Coach: Leadership Lessons they DON'T โ€ฆ

In this episode, host Jason Balara chats with a successful consultant who discovered a natural gift for executive coaching. What started as a career in consulting evolved into a passion for inspiring courage and equipping lea...

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Sept. 2, 2025

Overcoming Distractions and Building Strong Relationships as an Uncomโ€ฆ

"๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž: ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ & ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž" ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ What keeps so many leaders stuck in mediocrity? Itโ€™s not a lack of passion or careโ€”itโ€™s the distractions, the noise, and the missing disciplines that turn good intentions into real action. In Episode 182, host John Gallagher shares hiโ€ฆ

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Aug. 26, 2025

What it really takes to be a COACH: The unseen lessons from John Gallโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œCoaching isnโ€™t about telling people what to do. Itโ€™s about helping them discover who they are.โ€ I joined Chris Welton on his One Hand at a Time podcast to share my journey, my philosophy, and the lessons that shaped me. ๐Ÿ’ก Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvs845WfMwA&liโ€ฆ

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Aug. 11, 2025

๐ŸŽฏ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐Š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ: ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ฉ & ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ฅ Leaders & CEOs โ€” are you unknowingly stuck in the Comfort Trap? Itโ€™s the silent killer of influence, innovation, and impact โ€” and most high-achievers donโ€™t even see it coming. In this episode of ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ, I sit down with former U.S. Marine Corps officer, leadership coach, aโ€ฆ

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Aug. 5, 2025

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐„๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–: ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ž ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซโ€™โ€ฆ

What if one small change could transform your entire organization? In this episode of ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ, I sits down with one of his earliest mentors, ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐‘๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐จ, to unpack the overlooked power of employee development as the foundation for sustainable leadership, operational excellence, aโ€ฆ

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