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A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the world

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the world

By: John Rouda: technical leader author speaker educator
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 The ultimate podcast for aspiring leaders in the creative or technology fields. John Rouda discusses leadership topics, interviews some of the greatest minds today and teaches you practical leadership tips, techniques, tricks and hacks to improve motivation, negotiation, and other much needed skills for leaders today.2025 - ageekleader.com Career Success Economics Management Management & Leadership
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  • AGL 424: AI Secrets with Katharine Loucaidou

    AGL 424: AI Secrets with Katharine Loucaidou
    Jul 4 2025
    About Katharine With over three decades of entrepreneurial success and the remarkable ability to overcome life-threatening health challenge, Katharine Loucaidou is a powerhouse of resilience and innovation. From founding successful businesses to revolutionizing the coaching industry with her groundbreaking AI platform, Katharine AI, she empowers entrepreneurs and leaders to reach unprecedented heights. Her book, AI Secrets for Unstoppable Business Success & Life Hacks, offers transformative strategies, blending her vast expertise with cutting-edge technology. She is also the host of the widely streamed Mindset Medicine Podcast, where her insights on mindset, performance, and business inspire a global audience. Katharine’s journey is a testament to the power of an unyielding spirit, making her sought-after speakers and coach who inspires relentless success. Today We Talked About Katharine's background Using Tech and Analyitcs Video Marketing Podcast AI Prompts that help Katherine AI ReadAI Using AI for growth Improve your prompts Ask AI what it needs to know first Give it context Ask AI to "poke holes in my thinking" Switching beteween different AI tools for different purposes and styles Connect with Katharine LinkedIn Website Book Mindset Medicine Podcast Leave me a tip $ Click here to Donate to the show I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word. Thanks again! #1 in Technical Leadership
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    37 mins
  • AGL 423: Nate Dinet, The Step Manager

    AGL 423: Nate Dinet, The Step Manager
    Jun 27 2025
    About Nate Nate Dinet is the founder and CEO of The Step Manager. With over 15 years dedicated to advocating for employees, Nate developed The Step Manager to provide accessible and affordable promotion and management coaching. His goal is to empower professionals to advance their careers and achieve work-life balance. This initiative reflects his commitment to fostering professional growth and operational excellence across various industries, including technology, sports/entertainment, and financial services. While Nate’s primary focus these days is advocating for individual contributors and middle managers everywhere, he also brings significant experience in tech startups and organizational transformations. Nate has led teams and products to market, improved organizational efficiency, and driven growth. A classic jack-of-all-trades, his background in consulting and product management helps clients drive their initiatives forward and, in his words, ‘get shit done.' Today We Talked About Nate's background Framework for managing teams The Step Manager Burnout Building Confidence Communication Leadership Agile/Scrum Output vs. Outcomes Reflection and Retrospectives Managing your WIP limits Building Great Teams Defining Career Ladders One-on-one agenda Connect with Nate Website LinkedIn Leave me a tip $ Click here to Donate to the show I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word. Thanks again! #1 in Technical Leadership
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    38 mins
  • AGL 422: Kathy Oneto on Sustainable Ambition

    AGL 422: Kathy Oneto on Sustainable Ambition
    Jun 20 2025
    About Kathy Kathy Oneto is an executive and life-work coach, speaker, and facilitator who helps ambitious individuals and organizations explore how to live and work differently for greater success, satisfaction, and sustainability. With a portfolio career, she is also a strategy executive who bridges her two worlds applying strategic approaches to life and work decisions and practices. Kathy is the founder of Sustainable Ambition® and host of the Sustainable Ambition podcast. As a strategist, Kathy has had a twenty-five-year career working across business, branding, innovation, and talent. In her work today, she partners with ambitious organizations and leaders to illuminate and make progress on what matters, helping them do better for their business, customers, and people. You can learn more here. She holds an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a B.S. in commerce from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School. She is certified in the Co-Active Coaching Model and by the International Coaching Federation. Her writing has appeared in Fast Company, Brandingmag, and MediaPost, and she’s been a guest lecturer at the business schools at Berkeley, the University of San Francisco, Duke University, and the University of Colorado. As a former triathlete and marathon runner, Kathy embodies the principles she teaches. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and the fog, where she builds her resilience outdoors. Her approach to life mirrors her work: finding joy in the journey while pursuing sustainable fulfillment across life and work. Today We Talked About Kathy's background Work-life Balance Myth Sustainability Ambition Life-Work Sustainability When is the "Right" Time Season of your life Burnout Breaks Pomodora Vacation and Downtime Restoration Soul Days Setting Expectations and Norms for communication and availability Defining Success on your terms "You" Curve of Ambition Connect With Kathy LinkedIn Website Book Podcast Leave me a tip $ Click here to Donate to the show I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word. Thanks again! #1 in Technical Leadership
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    37 mins
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